1. Introduction to Rhetorical Appeals
AP Language
PPT 3

2. Objectives: Understand the appeals of ethos, pathos, logos
Use this knowledge to improve analytical skills as readers and writers

3. Reviewing Chapters 3+4 of TYFA
How does tense shape argument?
Past=
Present=
Future=
Define the appeals of ethos, pathos, logos.
Ethos=
Pathos=
Logos=

4. To analyze rhetorical appeals, you must carefully analyze language and subtext…

5. Language Analysis DICTION SYNTAX
Analyze patterns in level of diction (formal, informal, vulgar, jargon, archaic)
Consider connotation, as well as denotation, of words
Look for implicit, as well as explicit meaning (i.e. be aware of subtext)
Analyze figurative language in a text
SYNTAX
Consider sentence TYPE (declarative, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory)
Consider sentence length
Consider sentence arrangement

8. Each appeal is equally important and potentially affects the others.

13. Consider how the appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos work together in the following images….

19. Write a few sentences arguing to overturn a specific school rule
Write a few sentences arguing to overturn a specific school rule. Be certain appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos are present in your argument.

20. Review The Tortilla Curtain, “The Speech of Miss Polly Baker” and “If You Send Your Kid to Private School, You Are a Bad Person: A manifesto”.
Map the rhetorical appeals in your assigned text.