Unleashed: The Artistic Appeal Of Ethos

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

In Cynthia Rylant's story “A Pet” and “ Stray” in the book of Every Living Thing , two kids let a pet into their lives and their parents learn how to care again. Both Doris and Emannuella’s parents learn how to care again, and Doris and Emannuella let a pet into their lives. The author teaches us a lesson about caring throughout the story. In A Pet, Emmanuella's parents learn how to care again and Emannuella lets a pet into her life. For example, after a lot of begging, Emmanuella was excited at first when she got the goldfish that her parents bought from a cheap seller with an old fish.

An animal can be the best thing to happen to a person. As the old saying goes: a dog is a man's’ best friend. People share their homes with their furry friends and gain relationships that are remembered until, perhaps, the rest of their days- just like an old friend. In Bilger’s article, he mentions the relationship between Lady, the sick cat, and her owners, Karen and Shawn Levering, and why the couple was so willing to give up so much for her. “If they were willing to go this far for a cat, it was partly out of a sense of misfortune. But mostly it was a matter of love” (Bilger, part 1, paragraph

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

In the short story, “Stray”, by Cynthia Rylant, a young girl named Doris Lacey was shoveling one day when the protagonist saw a dog that was walking alone and shivering. Doris picked the helpless dog up and took the dog into her warm, cozy home.The theme of the story is that persistence pays off. Doris was persistent in the story by feeding the dog and the main character was also persistent by repeatedly asking her parents to keep the dog.

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.

One would think that if the pet had a close connection to a person, and that person has passed away that someone who misses the person that has passed may use the pet to help with the loss. The main character’s

Growing up in a lower income, somewhat violent neighborhood, Eddie was accustomed to animal abuse at an early age. Eddie’s mother had a stereotype of animals, that they were dirty and should not be considered as pets. Peers of his did not hold a higher standard. Animals were tormented in his neighborhood by the children his age, torturing them was an assertion of “power”, as Eddie describes it.

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

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

For instance, Eggers strengthened his ethos, which refers to one’s authority and credibility, by interviewing Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun for their commemoration of events during the Hurricane (Rhetorical Approaches p. 21). By interviewing people who actually experienced and lived through the traumatic events, there is a sense of credibility that can be given to the author. Eggers also added more credibility to himself by including praises at the beginning of the book. The praises offered in the book looks official because they are provided by well-known people and publications. For example, Entertainment Weekly praised the book as “Best Book of the Decade” (Zeitoun), even The New Yorker gave praise stating “Through the story of one man’s experience after Hurricane Katrina, Eggers draws an indelible picture of Bush-era crisis management” (Zeitoun). The New Yorker’s statement about Eggers’ work shows

ethos is used to persuade the reader that the character has an ethical appeal. On chunk 2 “My

In this story, Mr. and Mrs. Fox are married but not necessarily in love. This is how many marriages end up like in the real world today. The wife always keeps herself detached. “She makes no romantic claims, does not require reassurance, and he adores her because of the lack” (page 49) She does not give her husband much of anything other than sex. Because of her animal instincts, Mrs. Fox does not know how to be attached. No body ever sees animals in a relationship; they just have sex and then go their separate ways. It shows that Mr. Fox loves his wife more that she loves him. Time and time again he will ask her is she needs anything when she seems to be getting sick and she does not take him up on any offers. “He makes toast for her but she takes only a bite or two. He notices that the last chewed mouthful has been put back on her plate, a damp little brown pile”. (Page 52) This has a deeper meaning, which is that animals do not eat like humans. They can spit out their food because its animal nature. This shows that Mr. Fox is trying to care for her but in more ways than one, he does not understand her or understand her needs. In the story it states, “the one who loves less is always loved more”(page 49) this shows how her husband loves her in every way he knows how but she does not love him the way he does her; she will not let her husband get close enough to see the real problems in

Aristotle, a famous philosopher, came up with the three rhetorical devices. He divided the meanings of persuasion, and appeal into three categories, ethos, pathos, and logos. The article “This is Not About You,” written by Andrew Santella, is about how there are many narcissists in the world. They can be both children and adults. The article mentions three other famous articles that talk about narcissism and how it affects people.

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