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Rhetoric Pathos, Ethos, Logos

Rhetoric Pathos, Ethos, Logos. Mr. Kreher. “Are you really that stupid?” What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men?  "Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do 'practice'?" (George Carlin )

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Rhetoric Pathos, Ethos, Logos

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  1. RhetoricPathos, Ethos, Logos Mr. Kreher

  2. “Are you really that stupid?” • What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men?  • "Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do 'practice'?"(George Carlin) • "If practice makes perfect, and no one's perfect, then why practice?"(Billy Corgan)

  3. Grandma Simpson and Lisa are singing Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind“:: ("How many roads must a man walk down/Before you call him a man?"). Homer overhears and says, "Eight!"Lisa: "That was a rhetorical question!"Homer: "Oh. Then, seven!"Lisa: "Do you even know what 'rhetorical' means?"Homer: "Do I know what 'rhetorical' means?“ (The Simpsons, "When Grandma Simpson Returns")

  4. Rhetoric • Rhetorical question - A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected. • The answer may be obvious or immediately provided by the questioner. • Rhetoric – the art of persuasion.

  5. Why Learn it? • Learn to manipulate people effectively. -=OR=- • Get your message across more successfully. (Makes the A grade attainable)

  6. Three Aspects of Your Paper/Speech Audience – beliefs, values, knowledge, experience Aristotle’s Rhetorical Triangle Message – Reasons, evidence, data, information argument Writer – Authority, appearance, eloquence, tone

  7. The art of Persuasion: The Three Appeals Pathos – Emotion Logos – Logic Ethos – Credibility

  8. Examples How to know: Ask yourself these questions • Are they tugging at your emotions? Pathos • Are they using facts/logics/statistics?  Logos • Are they proving themselves as a reliable source?Ethos

  9. Poster • Split up into four groups • Group #1: Why your parents should buy you an iPad • Group #2: Why your curfew should be extended past 11 p.m. • Group #3: Why you should be allowed to see a Rated-R movie • Group #4: Why we shouldn’t have math homework tonight

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