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Examples Of Ethos Pathos Logos

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This text of mine has been written using mostly logos, some pathos, and a pinch of ethos. I have split my text up in different segments. In each segment there is a different combination of mostly one or two different persuasive modes. the text is made of seven segments. The first segment is an intro. at first, I tell the home secretary about the problem (abuse of law), I do that by telling them what I have witnessed, and what I have seen by going from factory to factory, the source (me) is reliable because I have an authority over the situation, this is because I am an inspector, this means that the first segment uses ethos as a form of appeal, because ethos is the use of authority as reliability. The next two segments are used to give out facts, this information is given to show consequences that the problem could unfold. This form of appeal is heavily relying on logos. Which is an appeal that relies on logical thinking and well-informed opinions. …show more content…

I then describe the children’s life’s as sad and exhausting. These two segments use ethos and pathos. First, I make sure that the reader respects me as an authority that would not manipulate the sources, I have already done that, because I have established at the first segment that the position as an inspector gives me liability. Then I use my liability to effectively make my reader emotional, by using pathos. Though I did not overuse pathos, because it would make my letter seem unprofessional which would ruin the credibility as an inspector. Pathos is the use of emotional events or stories, which I use many times during all my segments to make sure that the reader is always emotionally attached to the

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