Examples Of Ethos Pathos Logos

I am a 15 year old girl, soon turning 16 and will, hopefully, be getting my driver’s license. There is only one problem I don’t have a car and my parents don’t want me driving their cars alone, so, therefore, I can’t ever really drive around like I need to. If I got a car, it would change everything. It would give everyone else more time, not having to worry about who is going to pick me up and all of the confusion.

A way ethos is portrayed in this editorial is when adolescents are brought into the drinking, drug, and party phase at such a young age. More and more American children are smoking cigarettes, using marijuana, and different kinds of inhalants, at the youngest ages ever in the history of America. “Between 1992 and 1996, the proportion of eighth graders who reported smoking in the past month increased from 15.5% to 21% and from 1992 to 1995, the proportion of eighth graders who said they had used marijuana during or before seventh grade rose from 7.7% to 12.7%” these facts are used to make the reader feel creditable for these young people’s actions. Adults will look at this insert and think, “Wow! Kids are spinning out of control. What could

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

Lincoln used Ethos a great number of times in his address to the people of America. One example that stood out about Ethos is when he said, “The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, and it is, I trust, reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all.” In this quote, Lincoln assured his audience that he is sure about what will happen in the future and he wants them to know that fact. He also wants his audience to know what he thinks will happen in the future of the country. This relates to Ethos, or ethics, because it shows

The cartoon Transported by Herb Lock uses Aristotle's modes of persuasion to change how the viewer's look on the moon missions. Everyone is astonished by the moon missions, but herb is trying to give the people a reality check. Persuasion is conveyed by the speaker's character through Pathos, Logo, and Ethos when he speaks or writes. In this instance it is not words but a political cartoon. In the image there is a clear contrast between the earth and the moon. Here we see a dark earth surrounded by dark clouds with the words War, Poverty, and Prejudice, while a man is sitting on the moon watching TV. Firstly, he appeals to Ethos because his credibility comes from being and invested earthling. Basically this cartoon is saying, hey great job

In Neil Postman’s novel, Amusing Ourselves to Death, he argues that rationality in America has become dictated by television. Through the use of ethos, pathos, and logos, Postman demonstrates that his claim is valid and reliable. These are three forms of persuasion that are used to influence others to agree with a particular point of view. Ethos, or ethical appeal, is used to build an author’s image. Ethos establishes a sense of credibility and good character for the author (Henning). Pathos, or emotional appeal, involves engaging “an audience's sense of identity, their self-interest, their emotions” (Henning). If done correctly, the power of emotions can allow the reader to be swayed to agree with the author. Logos, or logical appeal,

Though connecting the speaker, the audience, and the subject are important for an author, it is also crucial to use literary appeals to draw in readers successfully. One of the appeals used- ethos- shows Safire’s credibility when he was the president’s speechwriter. In addition, logos, which appeals to readers through logic, was displayed since the speech was mourning the astronauts. The mood of what was supposed to be a joyous event becomes somber in that the president has to state the unimaginable disaster that could’ve happened. With this, the author uses pathos by honoring the two astronauts for their mettle and stating that all of America would be mourning them. Also, the tone becomes solemn and encouraging because the author displays the pathos in that way. Safire includes that “ in their exploration, they stirred the people of the world to feel as one; in their sacrifice, they bind more tightly the brotherhood of man” which makes the reader feel sad but proud to have such men to “serve” the

This may be because the definition of Ethos is so vague. Currently, ethos is defined as “the writer’s ethics, which means a writer’s authority or character to deal with a topic.” Many may see this as being an author’s credentials, such as the “Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy” given in FDR’s speech. I take this concept a little further though, in that I believe ethos can only be evaluated by reading the whole text. You see, as the definition goes, ethos is pretty much why we ought to listen to the author. For many, including myself, this would include the author’s overall personality and how it prevails throughout their entire text. So, what I gather is that an author’s credibility can really only be truly analysed by understanding the unique style of his work. For example, in his speech, FDR also states “The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here” This statement gives important insight to FDR’s personality, and his view of himself. From this we can gather that he is overall pretty humble, which, for many, could be an important factor in deciding whether or not someone is worth listening

Ethos is a rhetorical appeal used to grab the attention of the audience’s morals or ethics.

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

In our textbook, the authors stated that there are three different ways the writers can appeal or grab their audience’s attention (Lunsford, Ruszkiewicz, and Walters 26). Those three appeals are known as logos, pathos, and ethos. When reacting to a tragedy like Challenger Explosion, it is the duty of the sitting president to help the country heal. With the countries emotions at the forefront, Reagan’s speech was written to appeal to our emotions.

Ethos is used to prove the credibility of a source so the audience will know that the author knows what she/he is talking about. In the article it states that that Marjorie Cohn “is a Professor at Thomas Jefferson School of law and a contributor to the journal the JURIST” (page1 paragraph 1). This show the reader that she is qualified to talk about law and is a trusted source to get opinions on how the Arizona’s law encourages racial profiling. She believes that the bill will cost the state to lose a major part of inexpensive labor from the undocumented immigrants, the

Ethos appeals to ethics, and it’s a way of convincing someone about the credibility of the persuader. Whatever you read, whether it’s a news article, commercial, or a post on Instagram, you are evaluating the message for a sense of the character and the credibility of the sender. Our culture teaches us to be doubtful of these messages. Because of this, people strive to influence our opinions by building up their credibility.

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