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Matching Activity: ___ Pathos ___ Ethos ___ Logos ___ Media literacy an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader.  the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create and participate with messages in a variety of forms — from print to video to the Internet. an appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response.  an appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason.

What’s Happening today? Yesterday we: Read this article Discussed our opinions Today we will: Look for the persuasive techniques used by the author.

Let’s examine the persuasive techniques in the article: In keeping with rap’s “gangsta” subgenre, the lyrics read like an ode to violent street life, with lines like “In the hood, I am a threat / It’s written on my arm and signed in blood on my Tech” — a reference to a Tec-9 handgun. “I’m in love with you, death.” Does this quote from the article stir any emotions for you? Do you know anyone who is from the “hood” or have you been stereotyped as being from the “hood”?

What do you think? Ethos: Logos: Pathos: an ethical appeal… Is the author credible? What do you think? Logos: an emotional appeal… Does it stir your feelings? Pathos: appeal to logic… Does it cite facts/statistics?

Sorting Activity Ethos Pathos Logos Each group has received a bag with strips of paper. The strips of paper includes characteristics of each persuasive device that you may encounter when analyzing media. As a group, sort the strips into 3 categories: When you think you have the strips sorted correctly, raise your hand. Ethos Pathos Logos