Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
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Objective
I can identify examples of ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive texts.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Rhetoric is the art of persuasion, and understanding its tools gives you the power to craft and analyze arguments.
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Rhetorical devices include figures of speech like similes, metaphors, and hyperbole, which are used to make a point through comparison or overstatement.
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The three rhetorical appeals are logos (logic), pathos (emotion), and ethos (authority).
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Practice
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Which rhetorical appeal relies on the credibility or trustworthiness of the speaker or source?
Explain how using statistics in an argument can be an example of logos.
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“Give an example of a sentence that uses pathos to persuade someone to donate to a charity.”
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