Aristotle’s Appeals

Requirements:

350 words

An issue that concerns you (the impact of the issue right now and in the future)

Using ethos, pathos, or logos

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Consider:

Using evidence

Examples from your life

Ethos, Pathos, Logos:

Each category invokes a different appeal between speaker and audience.

• Ethos calls upon the ethics, or what we'd call the values, of the speaker.
• Pathos elicits emotions in the audience.
• Logos puts logic into play by using evidence and facts.

What present-day issues are you the most concerned about? Why?

Topic Examples:

Climate

Cost of Living

Pandemics

Politics

Water-Drought

Water-Ocean

Vignette #7 As it Stands Today

Ethos (Credibility), or ethical appeal, means convincing by the character of the author.

Pathos (Emotional) means persuading by appealing to the reader's emotions.

Logos (Logical) means persuading by the use of reasoning.

Which appeal is being used the MOST in each of these pieces and why do you think so?

Which appeal is being used the MOST in each of these pieces and why do you think so?

Which appeal is being used the MOST in each of these pieces and why do you think so?

"As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results."

"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery… We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut."

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"You will never be satisfied in life if you don't seize this opportunity. Do you want to live the rest of your years yearning to know what would have happened if you just jumped when you had the chance?"

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Requirements:

350 words

An issue that concerns you (the impact of the issue right now and in the future)

Using ethos, pathos, or logos

​

​

Consider:

Using evidence

Examples from your life

Ethos, Pathos, Logos:

Each category invokes a different appeal between speaker and audience.

• Ethos calls upon the ethics, or what we'd call the values, of the speaker.
• Pathos elicits emotions in the audience.
• Logos puts logic into play by using evidence and facts.

What present-day issues are you the most concerned about? Why?

Topic Examples:

Climate

Cost of Living

Pandemics

Politics

Water-Drought

Water-Ocean

Vignette #7 As it Stands Today

Bottom Two Boxes

What is one thing I’m doing well as a sub?

What is one thing I can do better next time I come?

Sources

https://boords.com/ethos-pathos-logos