Pathos Ethos Logos The art of Persuasion

Pathos: Appeal to Emotions Stirs up emotions like sympathy and empathy in the audience. “Pulls at the heart strings”  Accept a claim based on how it makes you feel without fully analyzing the rationale behind the claim.  Methods: Story telling Imagery Figurative language threats Emotive language ( words that stir up emotions) Effects: Evokes an emotional and often irrational response

Logos: Appeals to Logic Relies on the audience’s intelligence to persuade them. uses logical chains of reasoning supporting all claims Intelligent/Educated people are more skeptical of emotional arguments and more receptive to logos. Academic arguments are LOGOS Methods: Proven cited FACTS. Should evoke a rational response because people will check to see if the facts can be proven

Ethos: Appeal to ethics and morals Person’s credibility with a given audience. Ethos is an effective persuasive strategy because when we believe that the speaker does not intend to do us harm, we are more willing to listen to what s/he has to say. EXAMPLE: When a judge comments on a legal precedent, audiences tend to listen because it is the job of a judge to know the nature of past legal cases It is the moral/ethical thing to do Works because it shows respect for the audiences values and morals

Scene 3, 2, 1 chart Fold your paper into three columns ( hotdog) First column- technique Second column- quote Third column- explanation For Scene 3- you need two examples of each ( 6 total) ( Pods) For Scene 1 and 2 – you need one example of each (3 total) (Hwk) * Be sure you annotate these in your play also, especially the warrant.