1. Rhetorical Appeals in your Huck Finn essay
Logos, Ethos, and Pathos

2. Definitions and Uses: Logos – Logic and
Reason (e.g., if then statements)
Pathos – Emotional
Appeal (e.g., Starving
kids commercial)
Ethos – Credibility of author/speaker (e.g., Proactive infomercial with eye-witness accounts)

3. Now You Try!
1) A student comes crying to her teacher because she needs her grade changed.
2) A lawyer mentions his credentials during a closing argument.
3) A child lists different reasons why his curfew should be changed from 10:00 to 12:00.

4. What credentials or specialized knowledge do you bring to this topic?
Appealing to ethos:
What credentials or specialized knowledge do you bring to this topic?

5. Appealing to pathos:
How can you arouse respect or admiration for the two motifs you’ve chosen?
What do they add to the text?

6. Appealing to logos:
How can you make your two motifs seem like reasonable choices to have on the bookmark?

7. The Bottom Line:
You need to include at least one rhetorical appeal in your essay, but using more appeals would strengthen the persuasiveness of your writing.