Writing Activity: Ethos, Pathos, Logos

What is Rhetoric? 

What is Ethos? 

• A logical appeal to the audience using facts and statistics 

• An emotional appeal to the audience using shared memories, values, and nostalgia 

• An ethical appeal to the audience that convinces someone of the character, expertise, and credibility of the speaker. 

What is Logos? 

• An emotional appeal that relies on shared memories and feelings of nostalgia to convince to audience. 

•  A logical appeal that uses facts and statistics to prove the rationality of the speaker. 

• An ethical appeal that uses trustworthiness to convince the reader of the speaker's credibility. 

What is Pathos? 

• An emotional appeal that uses emotions and shared values to create an argument. 

• A logical appeal that uses facts and statistics to prove the expertise of the speaker. 

• An ethical appeal that is used to convince the reader of the credibility or trustworthiness of the speaker. 

Which type of argument is most effective? 

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos 

• All three combined