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Aristotle’s Three Ways to Persuade

Discover Aristotle's three ways to persuade: Logos, Ethos, and Pathos. Learn how to appeal to logic, character, and emotions to change perspectives and motivate action. Unleash the power of language for effective communication.

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Aristotle’s Three Ways to Persuade

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  1. Aristotle’s Three Ways to Persuade Logos Ethos Pathos

  2. Who is Aristotle? Aristotle (384-322 BCE)is the most notable product of the educational program devised by Plato. Aristotle wrote on an amazing range of subjects, from logic, philosophy, and ethicsto physics, biology, psychology, politics, and rhetoric.

  3. What is rhetoric? Rhetoric is the art of persuasion. The goal of persuasion is to change others’ point of view or to move others to take action.

  4. What is logos, ethos, and pathos? Logos = Logic Ethos = Ethics, Image Pathos = Emotions (Passion)

  5. Logos, Ethos, Pathos Using logos, ethos, and pathos will help you to master the art of persuasion. • Through language, you will be able to change the point of view of others! • Through language, you will be able to motivate others to take action!

  6. Logos Logos is an argument based on facts, evidence and reason. Using logos means appealing to the readers’ sense of what is logical.

  7. Ethos Ethos is an argument based on character. Using ethos means the writer or speaker appeals to the audience’s sense of ethical behavior. The writer or speaker presents him or herself to the audience as credible, trustworthy, honest and ethical. “I am an ethical expert, so believe what I say.”

  8. Pathos Pathos = argument based on feelings Using pathos means appealing to readers’ emotions and feelings.

  9. Symbols for Logos, Ethos and Pathos Logos = Head Ethos = Hand Pathos = Heart

  10. Review Logos = logic Logos is an argument based on facts, evidence and reason. Using logos means appealing to the readers’ sense of what is logical.

  11. Review Ethos = Ethics / Image Ethos is an argument based on character. The writer or speaker presents him or herself to the reader as credible, trustworthy, honest and ethical.

  12. Review Pathos = argument based on feelings Using pathos means appealing to readers’ emotions and feelings.

  13. Ethos, Pathos, Logos

  14. Internal Conflict • In fiction, 'internal conflict' refers to a character’s internal struggle. A character might struggle with an emotional problem such as fear of abandonment, for example. Internal conflict is important for characterization, since flaws and internal struggles make characters more lifelike and sympathetic.

  15. Internal Conflict

  16. External Conflict • External conflict is a struggle that takes place between the main character and some outside force. Usually, it occurs when the protagonist struggles against the antagonist, a character that opposes the protagonist in the main body of the story.

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