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Ethos, Pathos, Logos

Ethos, Pathos, Logos. College Writing. Rhetorical Triangle. Logos. Pathos. Ethos. Speaker/ Communicator (Ethos). The “ rhetor ” (speaker) Each and every speaker brings: Own opinions and biases and experiences Limitations of knowledge and language Distinct voice or persona

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Ethos, Pathos, Logos

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  1. Ethos, Pathos, Logos College Writing

  2. Rhetorical Triangle Logos Pathos Ethos

  3. Speaker/ Communicator (Ethos) • The “rhetor” (speaker) • Each and every speaker brings: • Own opinions and biases and experiences • Limitations of knowledge and language • Distinct voice or persona • Quintilian (Roman rhetorician) speaker should be “good man speaking well” • Emphasis on good character

  4. Ethos

  5. Audience/ Reader (Pathos) • Speculating about the reader’s expectations, knowledge, and disposition with regard to the subject writers explore • Writers ‘invent’ or make-up audience when one is not presented • Self can be an audience

  6. Pathos

  7. Text/ Message (Logos) • Evaluate what the speaker knows, examines perspectives, and determines evidence or proofs to support claims • The “text” does not speak independently of the speaker and audience • Make clear, reasonable premises + proofs

  8. Logos:

  9. Rhetorical Triangle Omissions: Context Purpose ..\..\..\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music\Bruce Springsteen\Born In the U.S.A_\01 Born In the U.S.A..m4p

  10. Inductive Reasoning Progresses from specific to general Draw a conclusion based on evidence Allows you to argue how specific evidence leads to your conclusion you are arguing Because of all of the bank and credit failures, it is necessary for the federal government to intervene. Deductive Reasoning Leads from a generalization (major premise) to a specific case (minor premise) and then on to a conclusion. Blue sky, sunny conditions, people swimming = conclusion that it is a nice day. Based on a fundamental truth, value or right rather than evidence. Inductive vs. Deductive Reasoning(The Informed Argument p. 440)

  11. Key Terms • premise—the underlying value or belief that one assumes as a given truth at the beginning of an argument. • Concession—giving in to the other side • Syllogism—A 3-stage form of deductive reasoning through which a general truth yields a specific conclusion. • Premise A: John is a person. • Premise B: People have hearts. • Conclusion: Therefore, John has a heart.

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