EPL
Complete the following:
Pathos uses ________________ to try to persuade someone to follow ideas or suggestions.
emotion
Is it ethos, pathos, or logos?
'a starving child who might not survive if we don't donate money to help feed his family'
Pathos (feel emotions - sorrow - for the child)
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
True or False: Logos are used to persuade the audience by using emotions
False
Which of these is an example of Pathos?
A. Using fear to scare someone to buy something.
B. Making someone care so much about something they have to buy it.
C. Both are good examples of Pathos.
C
When facts are use to support opinions and ideas, we are using ethos, pathos, or logos?
logos
Is it ethos, pathos, or logos?
I began a small business when I was twelve: mowing and caring for lawns. I’m happy to speak at the small business association today.
ethos (creditable person)
True or False: Ethos uses statistics and sad music.
false
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
True or False: Sad music in the background is a form of pathos to make us a little emotional about something.
True
When a celebrity promotes a product that others might want to purchase, what form of persuasion is being used?
Is it ethos, pathos, or logos?
'studies show that water is the #1 drink to have when you are really thirsty'
logos
When might we consider a mechanic as someone offering persuasion using ETHOS?
What are some specific things you might find in an ad using logos to convince or persuade?
logic, statistics, data, facts, charts - often logos uses numbers to represent or support information.
Which technique can be used for pathos?
A) a child picking cereal because of the cartoon character on the box
B) a restaurant offering 100% beef burgers
C) using a person in a wheelchair to encourage drivers to not text and drive
C
Besides using a celebrity, ethos might use a person who is ____________ (couple of acceptable choices, will accept one answer)
trustworthy
creditable
an expert
Is it ethos, pathos, or logos?
"Research shows that trampolines are the leading cause of injury for children in the United States, making them a dangerous hazard."
logos
True or False -
We should trust a doctor as a person with ETHOS on every subject or topic.
False - ethos requires someone to have knowledge or experience in a subject or topic. A doctor would be trusted in most medical situations, but not ALL situations.
Which of these would be an example of logos?
A. A government report about healthy foods.
B. The president talking about a meeting with another world leader.
C. A car crash that happens late at night.
A
Explain how ethos, pathos, and logos are all being used in this scenario:
A doctor shows a picture of child with cancer laying in a hospital bed, and suggests that giving $10 a month can help this child get the treatment it needs to live a longer life.
Pathos (child with cancer)
Ethos (a doctor in a hospital)
Logos ($10 a month)
A. Which form of persuasion do we use the most?
B. Which form of persuasion is the most effective?
C. Which form of persuasion do advertisers use on us the most?
(500 points for each answer)
a. We use pathos the most.
b. The most effective is logos.
c. Advertisers use ethos the most.
What two versions of persuasion are being used?
'Taylor Swift visits sick patients at a cancer hospital and talks about how even small donations can help save lives.'
ethos and pathos
Use ethos to convince me to buy a certain brand of shoes. (You can be creative and make something up, but it needs to use ethos).
Any celebrity or trustworthy person used to make me want to be like them and own the shoes they are selling.
Use logos to convince me to buy a certain type of car. (You can be creative and make something up, but it needs to use logos).
Talking about facts, sharing data or statistics, or referencing a chart about a certain type of car.
Use pathos to convince me to help support The Special Olympics. (You can be creative and make something up, but it needs to use pathos).
Creating some sort of emotional reason to get me to support - how it will make me feel to help others, how they will feel getting my support, something relating to feeling to care or scare.