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Ethos

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  • appeal to credibility
  • establish author as a reliable source
  • cite his or her title and experience
  • use appropriate vocabulary
  • demonstrate “fairness”
  • “borrow” credibility
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Pathos

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  • appeal to emotion
  • adopt emotional language
  • relate an event that evokes emotion
  • suggest a possibility with an emotional outcome or reward
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Logos

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  • appeal to logic
  • cite facts
  • reference statistics
  • allude to historical events
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note

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  • ethos, pathos, and logos appeals must be evaluated as to trustworthiness - both when we create arguments and when we evaluate argumentation
  • when doing rhetorical analysis, ethos, pathos, and logos is our default. all legitimate argumentation will have these three elements. They are the building blocks of strong argumentation - the foundation of argumentation in our own writing as well as in our analysis of the writing of others
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which method of persuasion supports an argument by: citing facts

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logos

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which method of persuasion supports an argument by: establishing author credibility

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ethos

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which method of persuasion supports an argument by: evoking emotional appeal

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pathos

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which method of persuasion supports an argument by: appealing to logic

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logos

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which method of persuasion supports an argument by: evoking a sympathetic response

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pathos

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if a politician were speaking at a convention to get people to vote for him/her, which argument would most likely be utilized

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ethos - “I am a good person with a strong reputation. I have a strong record of service”

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when I see the commercials on television that ask for money to send to children that live in third world countries, I always cry. It is hard to see children who have to go without.
Which of the three proofs is most dominant in this text?

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pathos

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All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; Socrates is mortal. This form of deductive logic states a general principle and narrows it down to the most specific claim.
Which of the three proofs is most dominant in this text?

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logos

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Which of the three argumentative proofs boasts: “I’m a knowledgeable person, I’m well read, and you can trust me”

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ethos

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pathos based claims are effective because…

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emotions are at the root of what makes us human, and feelings appeal to most people at their core

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politicians often challenge their opponents credibility because…

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believing someone is credible is one of the three building blocks of a strong argument

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I know it is painful to lose a loved one, but I am giving you this card tot ell you that the pain will eventually become more bearable.
Which of the three proofs is most dominant in this text?

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pathos

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Logos based claims are effect because…

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facts and statistics help the claim seem rational, well planned out, and thoughtful

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which of the following elements are found in logos based claims?

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universal truths, statistics, and facts

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While you read this, Wikipedia and its sister projects develop at a rate of over 10 edits per second… the English Wikipedia includes 5,198,676 articles and it averages 800 new articles per day.
Which of the three proofs is most dominant in this text?

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logos

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