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American Literature: Marcusky
Ethos, pathos and logos American Literature: Marcusky
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What are Ethos, pathos and logos?
Ethos: appeal to ethics (authority) Pathos: Appeal to emotion (feelings) Logos: appeal to logic and reason (facts)
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ethos
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Pathos
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Logos
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What is purpose? Author’s purpose is why an author writes a text. Authors write for 3 main reasons: P-Persuade (commercials, billboards, political ads, advertisements, editorials) I-Inform (documentaries, non-fiction books, newspaper/magazine article, biographies, text books) E-Entertain (fiction books, poems, mystery, comics, romance, movies)
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Which do you think is evident in the Trailer for Into the wild??
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