Rhetorical Appeals
Rhetorical Situation
100

An appeal to the audience's emotions, often using vivid language or stories

Pathos

100

The "environment" or circumstances surrounding a piece of communication.

Rhetorical situation

200

An appeal to the speaker's credibility, character, or authority.

Ethos

200

The person who creates and delivers the message.

Rhetor

300

An appeal to logic and reason, using facts, data, and clear arguments.

Logos

300

The individuals or groups who receive the message.

The audience

400

A type of fallacious reasoning that attacks a person's character instead of their argument.

Ad Hominem

400

The ideas that the speaker intends to communicate to the audience.

Message

500

The three persuasive appeals identified by Aristotle.

logos, pathos, and ethos

500

The location where the speech takes place.

Setting

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