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rhetorical devices:
Ethos, pathos, Logos
What is rhetoric?
Rhetoric / rhetorical devices are mehtods we use to persuade somebdoy.
When to use?
Times to use rhetorical devices or persuasion
School and College
- Essays
- Speeches
IRL
- Arguements
- When trying to convince somebody to see things your way
- when trying to get a promotion at work
- Trying to make your parents underatand your dope teenagepoint of view
Ethos
Ethos (think ethics)
Ethical
Moral Character
Credibility
Trust
Person is relevant and knowledgeable (doctor, celbrities, politician, attorney, author, experts)
This is when you try to convince somebody using your reputable personality and character to believe them.
An example of this is the arguement essays you guys wrote, you were writing as an expert of The Wife of Bath's Tale and used textual evidince to make me trust yout opinion.
Pathos
Pathos (Think pity)
Pitiful /Pity
Emotions
Feelings
Pathos is when you try to persuade somebody by appealing to their emotions and tug at their heart strings.
And example of this we have seen is King Henry VIII's love letters to Anne Boleyn!
Logos
Logos (Think logic)
Logical
Reason
Facts
Percents, Data, Charts, Statistics, Case Studies
Logos attmepts to persuade readers why their side logically makes sense and backs it up with reasoning that is typically factual.
An example of this you guys will see in May is when we read about technology and social media addictions-- the percentages, charts, and data the authors use are facts to make us see things logically.
EPL
For the visual People
EPL IRL
Aside from essays when fr do we see this?
Ethos
COCVID 19 Press confrences when they have the US Surgeon General speak about the importance of social distancing.
We are expected trust him as a speaker becuase his credibility as the Nation's doctor.
Logos
Reasons to switch from AT&T to Verizon becasue Verizon has 78% more 5G towers across the world ensuring you'll have the fatest loading speeds with them.
We are expected to be like, wow I want my phone to load with those sure fast 5G speeds.
Pathos
Feed the Children commercials where they show poor kids starving in Africa and ask for donations to help them.
We are expected to feel sad becuase we are living "the good life" and donate when we realize kids are dying without food and water.
Video
Quick Youtube video
By: Ms. Snowden
Be sure to study these!
We will be using them when we look at different things we read this week!