Examples Of Ethos Pathos Logos

The four texts that I have read seem to all use a variety of rhetorical appeals. After analyzing them, I noticed each had a speaker, an occasion, an audience, a purpose and a subject. Not only did they use “SOAPS” but they also used ethos, logos, and pathos to strengthen their speeches and to really connect with the audience. They proved that they’re credible, then they used sources and quotations and eventually they hit the audience with emotions.

The appeal to logos, ethos, and pathos are used everyday in many instances. A commercial is just one instance, and Gatorade commercials use them very well. The specific Gatorade commercial I chose to use was the one where Kevin Durant has a nightmare about being blocked by Dwyane Wade that aired in 2013. Kevin Durant doesn’t want that dream to come true so he practices very hard all while using Gatorade products. Meanwhile Dwyane Wade has a nightmare that he gets dunked on by KD, so he decides to use Gatorade products while he practices. The commercial is essentially saying that if you use Gatorade products that you will achieve your goals easier, and be more like the great NBA players that use the products as well.

Herblock's cartoon could be criticised for potential inaccuracies in his political cartoon, Transported. For example, claiming "war, poverty, and prejudice" are happening, but to what extent could it be true for the whole earth? Herblock uses logos in presenting commonly known facts, but this probably wouldn't stand up to more in depth analysis. Furthermore, although there was an element of entertainment to the actual moon landings, the men who performed these tasks faced extreme danger, from the moment they took off to the time they landed back at home. However, with his use of pathos, it is very hard to deny the truth of the cartoon. The cartoon has very strong pathos that get the message across to the reader. Earth focusing all of its attention

Rhetorical devices are structures used in literature, to convey ideas to an audience. Such devices can be used to appeal to a group logically, emotionally, and ethically. Yet, how people incorporate rhetoric into a form of literature can differ. George W. Bush and Patrick Henry, have both given speeches using rhetorical devices. Henry’s and Bush’s speeches were different in style because of the differences in how Bush and Henry argued, how they used allusions, and how pathos was applied into the speeches.

Rhetoric is a persuasive tool, consisting of logos which is logic and reasoning, pathos which is emotional language and ethos which is character and fundamental values. Rhetoric is a fundamental thing used by pigs and importantly Squealer, whom persuade other animals to follow the pig’s decisions and needs.

There are many ways to convey a message to readers. Often times authors, speech writers, etc., refer to Aristotle’s three main concepts of rhetoric, Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. Ethos is considered to be the, “credibility,” of the author. Pathos is the idea of, “emotional appeal,” to the audience. Finally, Logos is the translated as the, “logic,” involved when making a point. All forms of rhetoric have at least one of these concepts, while good arguments incorporate a well balanced mixture of the three.

Alone, the use of only ethos, pathos, or logos would make for a semi-interesting story, but together, they tell a believable account of real events. Beatty makes use of all three techniques to connect with her audience and share her own story as well as hard facts that verify the events. The powerful combination of ethos, pathos, and logos conveys Beatty’s story convincingly.

Rhetoric seems like a big word but the meaning is simple- persuasion. In the book Julius Caesar, Antony and Brutus, two major characters, are fantastic at persuading the Roman citizens. When one is reading the story, they might think that both have equal amounts but when you look closer, Antony has the better rhetoric strategies. In just a few short sentences, Antony convinced the people to believe that Caesar needed revenge even though he never came out and told them that. Just a couple of minutes ago, the citizens were on Brutus’s side and thought that Caesar needed to go.

In accounts of true crime seen today, rhetoric is often used to impact readers and how they receive the information presented in the article or given argument. The use of rhetorical devices such as ethos, pathos, and logos ensures that the information appeals to not only one area of communication, and effectively gets across to the intended audience.

Many authors use rhetorical devices and strategies to get their point across and try to convince the reader to believe in their perspective. It can also be used to get emotions from its readers, but that isn’t really the whole point of persuading someone. For instance, Martin Luther King Jr. uses an abundance of pathos in order to make the reader or clergymen feel sympathy towards the black people. Along with pathos, he uses logos and a bundle of hypophora. In order to obtain the goal of persuasion, Martin Luther King Jr.’s letter contains rhetorical devices.

Music in Your Ears. In the articles, “Music is Worthless,” written by Steve Lawson and “Nashville Skyline: Searching for the Heart of Country” written by Chet Flippo, both authors use the rhetorical tools: ethos, pathos, and logos. In “Music is Worthless,” Lawson comes across many aspects on what music is really worth and how it is valued, while in “Nashville Skyline: Searching for the Heart of Country,” Flippo tries to find where country music was lost and where it still can be found. Although, music can be perceived in many ways, Lawson and Flippo use the rhetorical tools ethos, pathos, and logos to help the reader understand their reasoning on certain music.

Devices used in public persuasion have been used in politics for as long as politics have been alive, some of which will be explored in rhetoric. Rhetoric being different compositional techniques for persuasive speaking or writing, which idea is to have an impressive effect on its audience. There are three main rhetorical devices that I’ve noticed in speeches/ writing: allusions, metaphors, and parallelism. Patrick Henry was an exceptional example of a historical revolutionary figure using rhetorical figures in his most popular speech, “Liberty or Death”. I will be exploring his and others uses of allusions, metaphors, and parallelism as I go on.

The very first word we read are “for a fact.” This is a clear illustration of logos. The writers are attempting to use logic and reason to substantiate a feeling of security. However, there is no data or clear facts present. They state “We’re proud to list [the ingredients] for your inspection…” yet

What is rhetoric? Rhetoric is “the art or skill of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people" (“Rhetoric”). The three rhetorical strategies are: ethos- appeal to credibility, logos- appeal to logic, and pathos- appeal to emotion. The key to knowing if a speech is effective or not, is by looking at its intended audience. By identifying how each of these three strategies are used for its intended audience; one can determine if the speech is effective. Since the targeted audience is comprised of teenagers and their parents; the film’s use of ethos, pathos, and logos creates an effective argument throughout the film, Boys Beware.

Rhetoric gives you an avenue to tell a story from your perspective in a way that connects with the intended audience without having to be one hundred percent substantiated. This writing style is evident in almost everything we read from billboards to Internet ads and even political speeches.