Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
10th Grade · ELA · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can identify examples of ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive texts.
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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).
