Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Examples
Great Debaters Examples
100

True or False: Ethos uses statistics and data. 

False 

100

What does pathos appeal to?

Emotions 

100

True or False: Logos are used to persuade the audience by using emotions

False

100

"Germ-x kills 99% of germs"

Logos

100

Mum and Dad, if I don't get a new phone soon, I will be the laughing stock of the school!  Even primary school students have better phones than me! I'm so embarrassed of my Iphone 4. Please?

What is a Pathos ?

200

Which technique can be used for ethos?

A) a picture of a starving dog 

B) using a doctor as a reference for an ad 

C) using percentages to persuade the audience to buy or do something 

B

200

True or False: Pathos uses emotional words to make the audience empathetic and persuade them

True

200

Which technique can be used for logos?

A) using a starving and wounded dog in an ad 

B) using percentages to show the amount of people who die from texting and driving 

C) using a doctor for a reference for a product 

B

200

"Listerine is recommended most by dental professionals"

Ethos

200

Miss Camila, who has been teaching Literacy and English for over 20 years says that functional literacy is the most important skill we can learn at school. 

What is ethos?

300

What does ethos appeal to?

Ethics or credibility 

300

Which technique can be used for pathos?

A) using a celebrity for a reference for a product

B) using logical facts to persuade 

C) using a starving child to persuade the audience to take action against starvation 

C

300

What does logos appeal to?

Logic

300

"Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using cell phones while driving"

Logos

300

The study found traces of nearly 2,000 unknown chemicals in electronic cigarette vaping liquid and aerosols.

What is Logos?

400

What techniques can be used for ethos?

A credible and reliable source, an endorsement, or experience

400

What techniques can be used for pathos?

Emotional words to appeal to the reader

400

What techniques can be used for logos?

Statistics and facts

400

"The Centers for Disease Control recommends getting a flu vaccine each fall"

Ethos

400

The Center for Disease Control is urging people to get vaccinated for measles because a student at Albany High School has just tested positive for measles last week. 

What is a Ethos?

500

What is ethos?

Using credibility to persuade an audience 

500

What is pathos?

Using emotions to persuade an audience

500

What is logos?

Using logical facts and statistics to persuade an audience 

500

"By donating only fifty cents a day, you can help give a child clean drinking water"

Pathos

500

K2021 NZ Asthma and Respitory Survey found:

  • 26% of students reported vaping and 15% reported smoking cigarettes in the past week

  • Nearly 20% of students are vaping daily or several times a day

  • Over half of those vaping were vaping more frequently and at higher nicotine doses than last year.

What is Logos 

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