May 12, 2016 Take a peer editing sheet at the table. Be seated somewhat by where your normal assigned seat is. Place your first draft of your Take a Stand paper on your desk. Also have your rhetoric packet on your desk if you have it. Look over the editing/revising sheet. Do not exchange papers just yet.

Logos—Logical Appeal Speakers may also employ one of these techniques: Induction: beginning with specific details and proceeding to draw a general conclusion Deduction: beginning with a general statement and proceeding to show specific examples as proof Definition: arguing that something meets a definition Analogy: arguing that one item is similar to another item Consequence: arguing cause and effect

Pathos—Emotional Appeal Speakers may also employ one of these techniques: Sensory imagery and metaphors: using these devices to build rapport with the audience, create fear or evoke sympathy Appealing to basic needs: all humans have basic needs such as life, health of body, respect of oneself, freedom, acceptance of others, etc. Storytelling and narration: this provides a realistic or emotional connection for the audience to the characters we describe Diction: using words that are emotionally connotative

Ethos—Ethical Appeal Speakers may also employ one of these techniques: Controlling diction and tone by avoiding name-calling or inflammatory language Convincing the audience that you have their best interest at heart Revealing one’s self to be a person who has thought thoroughly about the subject and its implication for others’ lives Making qualified claims, noting exceptions by using terms such as “some,” “many,” “perhaps,” or “often” Restating the opposing views accurately and fairly Associating one’s self with relevant authorities Using relevant and effective allusions Using first-person plural pronouns (“we” and “us”) to establish a relationship between one’s self and the audience