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Rhetorical Devices
Review of rhetorical strategies used to persuade
Appeal | Definition/Example |
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Ethos | Appeal based on ethics or authority of the writer |
Pathos | Appeal to emotion of the reader |
Logos | Facts, statistics and surveys |
Logos | Appeal to the reason or thinking of the reader |
Pathos | Greek for 'suffering' or 'experience' |
Ethos | Focus on a character's trustworthiness |
Ethos | "I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operating in every southern state, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia." Letter from Birmingham Jail |
Logos | "We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God given rights." Letter from Birmingham Jail |
Pathos | "When you have seen hate filled policemen curse, kick and even kill your black brothers and sisters" Letter from Birmingham Jail |