Introduction to Rhetorical Appeals AP Language PPT 3

Introduction to Rhetorical Appeals AP Language PPT 3

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

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

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

Language Analysis • DICTION – 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

Each appeal is equally important and potentially affects the others.

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

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

• 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.