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  • About Me
  • AP Lang
  • 11 The Colonial America
  • Focus Areas
  • 11 The Crucible
  • Julius Caesar
  • An EPIC Journey: Q2
  • SummIT FAQ
    • Cornell Notes
  • 12 Hamlet
  • Senior Research
  • SummIT FAQ
  • 11 Unit 1: The New Land
  • 11 Unit 2: Literary Nationalism
    • American Romanticism
    • The Fireside Poets
    • Washington Irving
    • James Fenimore Cooper
  • 11 Unit 3: The American Classic
    • Ralph Waldo Emerson
    • Henry David Thoreau
    • Nathaniel Hawthorne
    • Edgar Allan Poe
    • Herman Melville
  • 11 Unit 4: Variations & Departures
    • Walt Whitman
    • Mark Twain
    • Emily Dickinson
  • 11 Unit 5: Romanticism
  • 11 Unit 6: The Modernists
    • Gatsby Reading Quizzes
    • Gatsby Podcasts
    • Gatsby
    • Daisy
    • Nick
    • George
    • Myrtle
    • Symbols
  • Junior Research Project
    • Unsung Heroes Project
    • Note Cards & Source Cards

Writing Essays!

Logos and Ethos and Pathos--oh my!
The Art of Rhetoric:
Learning How to Use the Three Main Rhetorical StylesRhetoric (n) - the art of speaking or writing effectively. (Webster's Definition) According to Aristotle, rhetoric is "the ability, in each particular case, to see the available means of persuasion." He described three main forms of rhetoric: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos.

In order to be a more effective writer, you must understand these three terms. This site will help you to better understand their meanings and show you how to make your writing more persuasive.

Ethos

Ethos is appeal based on the character of the speaker. An ethos-driven document relies on the reputation of the author. 
Go to an example of an 
ethos-based site, and our explanation of what it is.
Logos

Logos is appeal based on logic or reason. Documents distributed by companies or corporations are logos-driven. Scholarly documents are also often logos-driven. 
Go to an example of an 
logos-based site, and our explanation.
Pathos

Pathos is appeal based on emotion. Advertisements tend to be pathos-driven. 
Go to an example of an 
pathos-based site, and our explanation.



Rhetorical appeals can be achieved through: 
  • Visual Information Structure; this includes how the text looks on the screen. This is achieved through the appearance of such things as the titles and the headings. 
  • Color; this includes the color of the text, the background, and the graphics. The contrast of the colors of each of these items is also important. 
  • Graphic Images; this includes the other information in the document aside from the text. This is achieved through such things as icons, buttons, and photos.

  • See the Webster's Dictionary definitions of these three terms: Ethos, Logos, Pathos.


  • Persuasive Essay Components

    Helpful Resources
    • Ten Steps to a Successful Essay
    • Persuasive Writing Tutorial
    • Persuasive Writing: Writing Workshop
    • Persuasive Writing Maps
    • Persuasive Map Planning Sheet
    • Make a Point
    • Persuasive Strategies PowerPoint Presentation
    • persuasive strategies: using ethos, logos, and pathos

    Subpages (5): At the End: Bibliographies & Works Cited Citing Sources - Sentence SplicingEndnotes and Footnotes MLA & APA 
    The Art of Rhetoric
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