Ethos, pathos, and logos are 3 main persuasive tools discussed in class and by Heinrich in chapter 4 in "Thank You For Arguing". These are described as Aristotle's Big Three, ethos or argument by character employs your credibility and knowledge. Logos is an argument by logic or evidence and reasoning to use what your thinking, while pathos appeals towards emotion, beliefs, or conviction. Heinrich applies these persuasive tools to try and convince his son to not wear shorts during winter. However, his son disagrees with him, and Heinrich begins using ethos to persuade his son by using a "stern father act" but fails miserably. Then he applies logos into the mix by pulling up his pant legs and acting silly in front of his son and still ends up losing. Finally, Heinrich uses pathos and makes a deal with his son, they both come out happy. These three tools are embedded in our day to day lives and are used to appeal towards our audience's emotion and logic whil...
I wonder how many other hidden treasures are among us. It is so interesting to find forgotten or unknown locations. We are so fortunate to know what we do today, about the past. Life has been so different for so many civilizations. I find new discoveries to be rare, making it so much more interesting.
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ReplyDeleteIt is amazing to see what we can learn about our past. Technology and techniques have improved so much over the years that we can tell someone's entire life story from thousands of years ago. It makes me wonder what they'll know about our society thousands of years from now.
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