Pathos, Logos and Ethos

In English class, we have been studying what Pathos, Logos, and Ethos are. We are then tasked to research its definition to showcase our understanding of it.

Pathos - Or the emotional appeal is one of the three modes of persuasive writing, mostly used to persuade the audience emotionally. Authors or writers use pathos to make the audience feel what they want to feel. This can be done by using an emotional tone or words to invoke sympathy or empathy from the people the authors want to aim their writing to.

Example

'if I don't take my learning seriously, I will soon see the struggles and suffering ahead of me.'

Logos - Is where the authors write about their writing with the use of logic on their audience. This mode is for when writers want to use facts or citing important and relevant statements to further make the audience feel the significance of the writing by the use of logical reasoning. In this mode of persuasive writing, the use of jargon or advanced vocabulary may come in handy to help enforce your point of view on a logical argument. 

Example

'in all of 4 years of me walking through the same street, I have never seen a dog not barking at me at the first sight.

Ethos - lastly, Ethos is the ethical appeal of the three modes. It is to convince the audience how reliable and trustworthy the author is trying to tell them. This is a way for the author to use persuasive skills and language to help feel the audience feel as if their writing is worth listening to and reading. This can be accomplished by making the use of vocabulary at the appropriate level for the audience that the authors are trying to aim for. It is also a way for authors to show their skills, accomplishments, and lineage.

Example 

'if my writing is below your level of expectation, then at least consider that I am still young and have much more to learn so that I can be better and achieve your level of expectation.'

These three components of persuasion are effective to make the audience persuade to read your argument for whatever topic.

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What are we doing? We are learning a combination of Pathos, Logos, and Ethos to help us in our persuasive writing.

Why are we doing it? It is to help us be effective and precise when it comes to persuasive writing.

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