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    approaches of reasoning in an argument are persuasion tactics called logos, ethos, and pathos. Logos is the use of logic to persuade the reader with statements containing rational principles. Facts, such as statistics, or anything that can be proven is an appeal to logos. Ethos is a plan of action using ethics which help define credibility, reliability, and character through direct knowledge and/or experience in the situation at hand. Ethos is used by writers to build trust and to demonstrate their qualifications

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    on the television. Advertisements are most successful if they incorporate ethos, pathos, and logos into the message they are trying to present. Ethos is the credibility of an advertisement, pathos is the emotional appeal of an advertisement, and logos is the logic found in the advertisement. This paper will show the similarities and differences in pathos, logos, and ethos found in two separate Budweiser advertisements. Ethos, pathos, and logos are all rhetorical appeals, meaning that they are used

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    Ethos Pathos and Logos In the article, “To Donate your Kidney Click Here” by Daniela Lamas, the authority derives from social media websites that deal with the matter of organ transplants and finding potential donors. Facebook was the social media site used to connect sick patients with future organ donors. Lamas uses three concepts in her article called ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos is used to back up the author’s arguments, and prove she is reliable and trustworthy. Pathos shows mostly emotional

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    Modes of persuasion are rhetorical appeals used in writing to persuade an audience (Worthington 58). The rhetoric appeals are divided into three categories; ethos, pathos and logos. Writers and speakers alike must have the ability to use the three appeals within a text to persuade a particular audience. Ethos refers to the author’s or writer’s credibility. The writer or the author has to establish his or her credibility for the audience to consider his or her views. Pathos is appealing through the

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    Aristotle’s three forms of proof are ethos, pathos, and logos. Aristotle created these three forms of proof to strengthen persuasion and provide rhetorical principles that allow for stronger analyzation of arguments. Ethos focuses on the “personal character” of the speaker attempting to establishing the means of persuasion. This proof aims attempts to analyze the actual credibility of the speaker. The credibility of this speaker can be formed through previous experience or the messaging techniques

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    The Tripartite Theory includes three parts of rhetoric: logos, pathos, and ethos. Both debate groups did a wonderful job, honing in on one or more of these rhetorical devices to hopefully persuade their audience. Logos is the device of logic as it uses facts to push the listeners in one direction or the other. Pathos is emotion, and using a fear, sadness or joy to take a strong stand on a subject. Ethos is about the credibility of the speaker, taking credentials and social position to make opinions

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    something no one should have to go through. While the Habitat for Humanity advertisement is lengthy, I argue that the advertisement effectively convinces the audience to join by donating, advocating, or volunteering through its use of logos, pathos, and ethos. One of the very first people we met at the beginning of the advertisement is a girl, later we learn her name to Pheeyo Aung, talking about living in a garage. This specific part of the video shows how logos is being used. By telling us about her living

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    Ethos and pathos are rhetorical techniques Knopf uses to successfully deliver his argument. Knopf effectively uses ethos to prove to the reader the credibility of his piece. One way Knopf goes about doing this is he uses several creditable sources to back up his points. These sources include, Unites States Department of Agriculture, Working Group’s Farm Subsidies Database, and the New York Times. By using a variety of different sources, Knopf is able to enhance his paper. Pathos is used when Knopf

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    building of architectural achievements such as the Roman Colosseum, the Taj Mahal, and the Windsor Castle, a Greek philosopher named Aristotle had created the three pillars of persuasive speech over 2,000 years ago. These three pillars are known as ethos, logos, and pathos. The architectural feats mentioned above had been created to last and withstand demolition from external forces such as the weather, aging, and cracking/erosion. Just like these buildings are structured, an argument needs to be well

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    Between the three rhetorical devices, ethos, pathos, and logos, I believe that the most influential and effective technique is pathos. This is because both ethos and logos rely on the idea that the audience has equal or similar moral standards or thought processes. Pathos appeals to the deepest emotions humans feel, whether they be positive or negative, and makes them seem even stronger. While ethos and logos build good arguments, pathos makes those arguments seem irrefutable, even if they are objectively

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