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Logos
Pronounced low-goes
From the Greek word meaning law
From logos, we get the English word
logic
An appeal to ones reason or logic
To appeal to logos, use definitions, factual
data, statistics, expert opinions, etc.
Needs logical evidence supporting your
opinion
Appeal to logos
Ethos
Pronounced eth-ose
From ethos, we get the English word
ethics
An appeal to the reliability or
trustworthiness of the writer/speaker
Making someone understand that this
is the right thing to do.
Appeal to Ethos
If you wanted advice on basketball,
who would you turn to?
Using Ethos:
The Celebrity Testimonial
Celebrities
endorsing
Proactiv:
Alicia Keys
Diddy
Lindsay Lohan
Kelly Clarkson
Jennifer Love
Hewitt
And the list
goes on
Nowadays,
companies love to
use the ethos of a
celebrity to sell
their products.
I want to be like
Jessica Simpson. If
it works for her,
itll work for me
too!
Pathos
Pronounced path-ose
From pathos, we get the English
words pathetic, sympathy,
empathy, etc.
An appeal to ones emotions
To appeal to pathos, use vivid
language and examples that bring to
mind emotional experiences or ideas.
Appeal to Pathos
PATHOS
ETHOS
Audience matters!
The administration
Your peers
Parents