Rhetorical Appeals: Ethos, Pathos, Logos!

Furever Catnip: because your cat is your furbaby.

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Recent studies show Mupirol is 80% more effective at reducing headaches than aspirin; no wonder 4 out of 5 doctors recommend it.

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Which statement primarily appeals to ethos, or character, to support the position that multitasking is a necessary skill in the twenty-first century?

• Like most office workers, I often find myself juggling phone calls, chat messages, and emails simultaneously, making multi-tasking an essential skill.

• Although some researchers note that multitasking is at times counter-productive, the necessity of multitasking in our high-speed, high-pressure world remains.

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Which statement primarily appeals to ethos, or character, to support the position that organic farming should be more widely adopted?

• Many commercially grown foods are treated with harmful, synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, which can poison our soil, our groundwater, and even our food.

• I grew up in a farming family, and I learned that the best way to preserve your land's soil and water is to farm organically.

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Which statement primarily appeals to pathos, or emotion, to support the position that children should not be allowed to play violent video games?

• As a child psychologist, I see far too many children who have developed aggressive tendencies as a result of playing violent video games.

• Because children often mimic the behavior of those around them, it makes sense that they should imitate the behavior of the characters they see in video games.

• Childhood should be a magical time, a time when innocence prevails and children remain untroubled by the pain and violence present in our world

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Which statement primarily appeals to pathos, or emotion, to support the position that athletes should remain loyal instead of switching teams?

• Like many committed sports fans, I have been loyal to one baseball team for my entire life, and I expect the same type of team loyalty from its players.

• The team-switching mentality has become so entrenched that even high school athletes are doing it, causing newspapers to report the end of the beloved "neighborhood team."

• You may be thinking that athletes should have the freedom to switch teams, just as businesspeople have the freedom to switch jobs; however, athletes owe a certain loyalty to their fans, who often have strong feelings of national or regional pride.

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Which statement primarily appeals to ethos to support the position that plastic water bottles should be banned?

• As a lifelong environmentalist, I aim to make ecologically responsible choices whenever possible. This is why I avoid disposable water bottles.

• People need only consider the pain and suffering of animals who die every day from eating or becoming trapped by plastic waste to understand why plastic bottles should be banned.

• Given that bottled water sales are already on the decline, an outright ban of plastic water bottles might not be as drastic an idea as some may think.

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Which statement primarily appeals to pathos to support the position that people should take more preventative measures to protect themselves from identity theft?

• Working in banking for the past two years has made me much more careful about protecting my identity, as my awareness of identity theft has increased.

• Identity theft is a pervasive and insidious problem, victimizing everyday consumers and wealthy investors alike.

• The rate of identity theft has risen over the past few years, and thus consumers would be wise to take extra precautions to secure their accounts.

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Read the following excerpt. It is adapted from a 1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine, an English-born American philosopher and writer, that was distributed throughout the colonies prior to the American Revolution.

It is repugnant to reason that this continent can longer remain subject to any external power. Reconciliation is now a fallacious dream. For, as Milton wisely expresses, 'never can true reconcilement grow where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep.' . . .

Every quiet method for peace has been ineffectual. Our prayers have been rejected with disdain. Wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for God's sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child. . . .

These proceedings may at first seem strange and difficult, but like all other steps which we have already passed over, will in a little time become familiar and agreeable; and until an independence is declared, the Continent will feel itself like a man who continues putting off some unpleasant business from day to day, yet knows it must be done, hates to get started on it, wishes it was over, and is continually haunted with the thoughts of its necessity.

Based on the excerpt, what is the purpose of Thomas Paine's pamphlet?

• to argue for American separation from Britain

• to convince Americans to reconcile with Britain

• to introduce a peaceful solution to the problem with Britain

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