Ethos, Pathos And Logos In The Achievement Habit By Bernard Roth

To begin with, ethos is apparent in the excerpt “The Most Dangerous Job” by Eric Schlosser through his stories about workers and their families’ struggles. In the excerpt “The Most Dangerous Job,” Eric Schlosser states, “Each of their stories was different, yet somehow familiar, linked by common elements-the same struggle to receive proper medical care, the same fear of speaking out, the same underlying corporate indifference” (Schlosser 186). Schlosser shows the audience that he is a credible source through the stories of workers families. The families’ hardships showcase the corruption inside of

Ethos is an appeal to ethics, which gives the author credibility to persuade their attended audience. For instance, both Lukianoff and Haidt give a little insight about who they are, “Greg Lukianoff is a constitutional lawyer and the president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, which defends free speech and academic freedom on campus, and has advocated for students and faculty involved in many of the incidents this article describes; Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist who studies the American culture wars.” (Lukianoff and Haidt). Using this rhetorical strategy to start their argument off was a strong approach to persuading their attended audience because it provides credibility to the readers to prove to them that the authors know what they’re talking about and it makes the argument much more effective. Another example of ethos that the authors provide is, “Today, what we call the Socratic method is a way of teaching that fosters critical thinking, in part by encouraging students to question their own unexamined beliefs, as well as the received wisdom of those around them… But vindictive protectiveness teaches students to think in a very different way… A campus culture devoted to policing speech and punishing speakers is likely to engender patterns of thought that are surprisingly similar to those long identified by cognitive behavioral therapists as causes

Ethos is to convince someone of character or credibility of the persuader. It puts author

Graff effectively uses ethos in his article by discussing a personal anecdote as well as utilizing some intelligent diction. When arguing that students would be more inclined to engage in an academic mindset if they were able to apply their own interests, Graff states, “I offer my own adolescent experience as a case in point” (245). By claiming that he personally struggled with academic engagement, Graff influences the audience to perceive him as a credible source. Not only does Graff prove his ethos through his personal anecdote, but he also builds his ethos by using impressive, complex diction. For example, Graff uses scholarly words such as “philistine,” “interminable,” and “rudiments” in order to present himself as a qualified, intelligent resource (247). By establishing his credibility, Graff strategically influences the audience to be convinced of his argument.

Meanwhile, ethos allow the reader to view the author as a trustworthy source and builds the author's credibility. An author can do this in a number of different ways, such as using other credible sources to their advantage or by building common ground with the reader. It is especially important for Gladwell’s audience to trust him, as he is trying to convince them that what they believe about success is wrong.

Ethos, this novel was written by Ernest Hemingway, an American novelist, short story writer, and journalistIn. The novel is telling a story on a pair of couple on their travels, as a journalistin, Hemingway was able to describe the sight scene vividly and ethos makes his describing convective.

Numerous examples of Ethos can be identified throughout the writing. To begin with, Adam Grant is a writer for the

One example of how Mr. Clark showed ethos is at the beginning of the movie when he first came in and kicked out all of the bad students from the stage. These students were the worst of the worst, they had been selling and using drugs and not doing anything to improve in school. By coming right in and laying the hammer down on the students, this showed the students that there is now authority in the school and they cannot keep messing around. The school had not seen any type of real leaders in the school in a while, and that is why it got so bad there. With Joe Clark arriving, things will surely change. Another example of ethos in this movie is how Mr. Clark ensured that each one of the students’ lives were doing okay and they had a place to stay. He would always ask people how they were doing in the hallway and that made the students look up to him as a person who really did care for them. Joe took the time and personally went to Kaneesha’s house and made sure she had a safe place to permanently stay and convinced her mom to keep letting her live there. This put Kaneesha’s trust in Mr. Clark as a person she can really rely on and look up to. A final example of when Joe Clark used ethos is when he said that everyone could succeed on the test and in life if they are really willing to put the work in for it. He said he truly believed in them that they will pass if they become motivated. Joe saying that he believed in the students put encouragement in them that they had possibly never seen.

Ethos, pathos, and logos are all devices that Barbara Ehrenreich effectively uses throughout her novel Nickel and Dimed to prove that America needs to address the commonly overlooked issue of poverty within every community. It is important that she uses all three devices because they help support her argument by increasing her credibility, connecting to the readers’ emotions, and appealing to their sense of logic. The combination of these devices puts a sense of urgency on the problem Ehrenreich is addressing and therefore creates an effective argument.

According to Alan G. Gross and Arthur E. Walzer, ethos is a type of ethical appeal establishing the speaker’s credibility or character and expertise as persuasive techniques (…). Throughout, Evicted Matthew Desmond employs ethos to gain and reinforce his knowledge and expertise on the subject, to prove his reliability as a

Ethos is a rhetorical appeal that Eighner establishes automatically and through the text as well. Eighner is a well known writer, his work has appeared in the Washington Post, The New York Times Review, and many others. He was a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, his educated mind is displayed through his diction. He uses the word like corrupted, obscure, frankness, and niche. Obviously these are words your average “street rat” would not use. This deems Eighner credibility because he is an educated personnel. Eighner’s

Ethos is the appeal to establish the author's credibility and trust Patrick Henry uses ethos in his speech one example is “as well as abilities of the very worthy gentlemen that just addressed the house”(81) he is saying this to give them respect about standing up and addressing the house before he tells them that

An example where Jane Addams uses ethos is in the second paragraph, which says “I have seen young girls suffer grow sensibly lowered in vitality in the first years after they leave school.” Jane Addams is directly saying that she sees this rather than saying she knows someone who has seen. That makes the audience more compelled to believe her and her argument because she has witnessed it herself. The ethos that she uses in her writing really does help with communicating the her purpose very well. She is able to get her point across with ethos, pathos, and even a little bit of

Ethos is when the author uses the reputation, credibility, experience, and values of the author or an expert as a means of persuasion. Moore himself is a renowned documentary maker and he ensures that his film is factually true. However, at times he manipulates facts and other people to suit his needs. For example, in the beginning of the film he is seen opening an account at a bank where customers that open an account receive a free gun. Moore himself

First, I would like to start by talking about Zadie Smith’s use of ethos in her essay “Generation Why.” The first example is in the first paragraph. Smith starts off by establishing credibility right away and presenting herself as trustworthy. She states, "'I was there' at Facebook's inception, and remember Facemash and the fuss it caused." This statement made Smith's readers trust her because she was