Introduction to Rhetorical Appeals AP Language PPT 3

Objectives: Understand the appeals of ethos, pathos, logos Use this knowledge to improve analytical skills as readers and writers

Reviewing Chapters 3+4 of TYFA How does tense shape argument? Past= Present= Future= Define the appeals of ethos, pathos, logos. Ethos= Pathos= Logos=

To analyze rhetorical appeals, you must carefully analyze language and subtext…

Language Analysis DICTION SYNTAX Analyze patterns in level of diction (formal, informal, vulgar, jargon, archaic) Consider connotation, as well as denotation, of words Look for implicit, as well as explicit meaning (i.e. be aware of subtext) Analyze figurative language in a text SYNTAX Consider sentence TYPE (declarative, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory) Consider sentence length Consider sentence arrangement

Each appeal is equally important and potentially affects the others.

Consider how the appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos work together in the following images….

Write a few sentences arguing to overturn a specific school rule Write a few sentences arguing to overturn a specific school rule. Be certain appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos are present in your argument.

Review The Tortilla Curtain, “The Speech of Miss Polly Baker” and “If You Send Your Kid to Private School, You Are a Bad Person: A manifesto”. Map the rhetorical appeals in your assigned text.