Richard Nixon Ethos Pathos Logos

If one looks closely at Nixon's speech it has a very easy, logical pattern to follow, and allowed him to achieve every goal that he set for himself. One of his main intentions of his speech was to attack the democrats, but at the same time make republicans, including himself, look good. After Nixon built up his own credibility, he began to bash the democrats. He implied that Stevenson and Sparkman had something to hide, unless they do as "I" did and make their finances pubic. Nixon encourages his audience to believe a lot of things that may or may not have been true. One, that he has done nothing morally wrong with using the $18,000 fund because he made his finances public. Two, he is an honest man, and he deserves to be retained as Vice Presidential candidate. Three, rich men such as "Governor Stevenson who inherited a fortune from his father" should not deserve to be president. But, a "modest man" such as himself or Eisenhower, a common man that "God must have loved," should have that chance at office. In general Nixon said that Eisenhower and he, the republican candidates, are qualified to lead the country and democrats are not. Therefore, he only left the American public with the option of electing the

Ethos is an appeal to ethics and it also a means of convincing someone that you are credible. The term ethos has its roots in Aristotle’s appeals. Ethos is created when the speaker or writer uses a specific

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

Throughout Nixon’s speech, he presents the illusion that he is in fact “broke”, thus appealing to poverty. He gives multiple examples of his financial situations by stating, “ I owe 4500 dollars to the Riggs Bank in Washington, D.C., with interest 4 and 1/2 percent. I owe 3500 dollars to my parents, and the interest on that loan, which I pay regularly, because it's the part of the savings they made through the years they were working so hard -- I pay regularly 4 percent interest. And then I have a 500 dollar loan, which I have on my life insurance.” (par. 23) which also establishes credibility with his audience. He also says, “ But Pat and I have the satisfaction that every dime that we've got is honestly ours. I should say this, that Pat doesn't have a mink coat. But she does have a respectable Republican cloth coat, and I always tell her she'd look good in anything” (par. 25) showing that money is not the reason he is running

Ethos. It is the credibility of an author, and is incredibly important when trying to persuade towards one side of an argument. When making a claim, knowing how ethos is displayed and interpreted by those listening is essential to creating a strong case. Effective and pure ethos allows those who are listening a reason to trust the given argument. In Sophocles’ play Antigone, Creon and Antigone fight a battle not of swords and shields, but of words; a battle of ethos. As the play goes on, the Chorus’ opinion sways and changes based on the ethos of each character at that current time. Throughout Antigone, Creon’s ethos declines from the first speech with the Guard to his later speech with Haemon because he develops from wanting to do what he believes is right in the sight of the gods to insulting Haemon using petty arguments with ineffective persuasion through the use of pathos. This showcases Sophocles’ message that pride and arrogance will destroy your credibility and undermine the arguments you are making.

In Ralph Waldo Emerson’s’ twenty one page writing he incorporates ethos, pathos and logos in a unique way. In the essay there seemed to be no straight forward, tragic, emotional content. However, throughout the whole essay he does incorporate religious and vivid imagery, ultimately connecting to self-reliance. An example would be when Emerson wrote: “But the man in the street, finding no worth in himself which corresponds to the force which built a tower or sculptured a marble god, feels poor when he looks on these”. This writing is unique yet relatable to a young boy or individual feeling down on society. One very strong line of writing has to be when Emerson said “As our Religion, our Education, our Art look

Yesterday I’ve learned the definition and usage of ethos, which is extremely helpful for me to further my writing abilities. So what is the definition of ethos and how do we use it appropriately? Ethos is credibility of the arguer. Ethos means to convince your audience by the author’s credibility or character. An author would use ethos to display his audience that he’s a credible source, and is worth listening to. Also, ethos can be developed by proper level of vocabulary and language that is appropriate for the audience. Moreover, credibility is established analyzed through similarity, authority, trustworthiness, reputation. Similarity means similar to your audience that make them more receptive to your ideas in the same way. I could share

The focus of ethos is achieving the speaker’s credibility and the characteristics they carry. There is no procedure to measure whether a presenter ‘has ethos’; it is a feeling and individual perceives from certain characteristics the speaker emotes. Looking at James Hansen’s TED Talk, the first concern is the trustworthiness of the speaker. If the audience trusts the speaker, they are far more likely to believe what the presenter says is true and it will be easier to persuade them. The audience needs to have confidence that the presenter is telling the truth. Therefore emanating

Through his ability to effectively utilize the three rhetoric appeals Robert F. Kennedy was able to construct a speech that not only withdraw the negative emotions toward the current events, but also embed an important ideal for the future of the country. His appeals were particularly effective because it addressed all of the people’s emotions and thoughts about the situation, he understands that everyone was angry and confused about such an eminent person dying; so he tailored his speech to make a plan of action as

What I learned from this research project, is the reason of Nixon naming his speech “Checkers.” It was because of the dog he had received as a gift. I never knew that presidents, when getting a dog, they need to pay for it. It can not be a gift. Richard Nixon, explained the reason of him taking the money. He even gave examples of his earnings and spendings, to try and win his followers trust back. All of this happened in the middle of the “baby boomers” era. When Americans just wanted to have babies, after the World War II was over.

Richard Nixon was a president that dealt with many problems while he was in office, such as Vietnam, China, and civil rights. Nixon was a great politician and appeared to want the best for America. In Nixon 's silent majority speech he wanted to end the war in vietnam while sparing the “democratic” citizens in southern Vietnam, but for him to do this he needed to bargain with the citizens of America and the leaders of the western world in order to accomplish his goals without too many problems, such as riots, world leaders, and unfavorable opinions of the government at the time. To do all of this Richard Nixon used doublespeak, argumentum ad populum (or argument to the people), faulty cause and effect, and dead metaphors, in his speech: The Silent Majority.

Ethos is the second point of the rhetorical triangle. Ethos is the credibility of the speaker or the persuasion that a speaker is credible. Ethos is essential to the message of the speech because if a speech is not credible then how can any of the points be perceived as true. King establishes himself as credible by including facts that were commonly known as true. For example, the Negro was not free and everyone was aware of the prejudice. By saying these commonly held facts King establishes himself as a reliable source.

Steve jobs used pathos during his speech to get to the audience's emotions and interests, to be able to relate to the audience. This made the audie more intrigued in his speech because they can relate to his struggles. “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith” (Jobs). This quote connects

Ethos is associate charm to authority or credibility. King uses 3 authorities for his speech: Abraham Lincoln, The Declaration of Independence, and the Bible. The rhetorical triangle is composed of ethos , pathos, and logos. Ethos is convincing the consultation that the author is

Ethos refers to the character of the speaker. Ethos is how the speaker is able to build credibility for herself to the audience. According to Aristotle, there are three things that are absolutely necessary in order to appear credible: competence, good intention, and empathy. When the audience is listening to the speaker, they are asking themselves “Is what this person is telling me believable? Why should I trust them?” Aristotle stated that if we believe that the speaker has a good sense, good moral character, and goodwill, the audience is going to be more inclined to believe what the speaker is saying. Ethos is the very first thing that an audience notices, so that first impression is key in effective speaking. Word choice and style are very important factors when building ethos. The speaker must consider her audience, choose words they are going to understand, and make sure they feel comfortable. This first impression is going to lay the groundwork for the rest of the speech.