The Logical Appeal
Learning Targets How to assess whether the reasoning and evidence (logos) in a text is relevant and sufficient to support the claims. Read a text related to a controversial issue and identify relevant evidence used to support claims Submit one example of strong logical evidence via Office 365 What I’m learning: How I will learn it: How I will show I learned it:
“Now the proofs furnished by the speech are of three kinds “Now the proofs furnished by the speech are of three kinds. The first depends upon the moral character of the speaker, the second upon putting the hearer into a certain frame of mind, the third upon the speech itself, in so far as it proves or seems to prove."--Aristotle, Art of Rhetoric ethos pathos logos
LOGOS – the logical appeal Logos refers to any attempt to appeal to the intellect. Logos appeals to the left side of our brain. We find certain patterns, conventions, and methods of reasoning to be convincing and persuasive. Numbers, polls, facts and statistics are examples of the use of logos.
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Looking for Logos In the article provided, read to find at least one excellent “piece” of logos to support either the pro or con side of your issue: fact statistic expert opinion Share your logos with me via the Office 365 form on my blog Cite the article using NoodleTools