Pathos Ethos Logos The art of Persuasion Pathos

Pathos Ethos Logos The art of Persuasion

Pathos: Appeal to Emotions Stirs up emotions like sympathy and empathy in the audience. “Pulls at the heart strings” • Accept a claim based on how it makes you feel without fully analyzing the rationale behind the claim. • • Methods: – – – Story telling Imagery Figurative language threats Emotive language ( words that stir up emotions) • Effects: Evokes an emotional and often irrational response

Logos: Appeals to Logic • Relies on the audience’s intelligence to persuade them. • uses logical chains of reasoning supporting all claims • Intelligent/Educated people are more skeptical of emotional arguments and more receptive to logos. Academic arguments are LOGOS • Methods: Proven cited FACTS. • Should evoke a rational response because people will check to see if the facts can be proven

Ethos: Appeal to ethics and morals • Person’s credibility with a given audience. § Ethos is an effective persuasive strategy because when we believe that the speaker does not intend to do us harm, we are more willing to listen to what s/he has to say. EXAMPLE: When a judge comments on a legal precedent, audiences tend to listen because it is the job of a judge to know the nature of past legal cases • It is the moral/ethical thing to do • Works because it shows respect for the audiences values and morals

Scene 3, 2, 1 chart 1. Fold your paper into three columns ( hotdog) 2. First column- technique 3. Second column- quote 4. Third column- explanation For Scene 3 - you need two examples of each ( 6 total) ( Pods) For Scene 1 and 2 – you need one example of each (3 total) (Hwk) * Be sure you annotate these in your play also, especially the warrant.