Ethos
True or False: Ethos uses statistics
False
What does pathos appeal to?
Emotions
True or False: Logos are used to persuade the audience by using emotions
False
"Germ-x kills 99% of germs"
Logos
We can't allow students to wear teeshirts! Pretty soon, all of them will be showing up to school in tank tops, maybe even pajamas! We need a dress code.
What is a Slippery slope?
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: Pathos uses emotional words to make the audience empathetic and persuade them
True
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
"Listerine is recommended most by dental professionals"
Ethos
I wished on a shooting star that my students would return from break! And they did! I should wish for a pony next.
What is Correlation does not equal Causation?
What does ethos appeal to?
Ethics or credibility
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
What does logos appeal to?
Logic
"Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using cell phones while driving"
Logos
I disagree with my students' ideas on how much homework this class has. All of them are mean, difficult, and goofy.
What is Ad Hominem?
What techniques can be used for ethos?
A credible and reliable source
What techniques can be used for pathos?
Emotional words to appeal to the reader
What techniques can be used for logos?
Statistics and facts
"The Centers for Disease Control recommends getting a flu vaccine each fall"
Ethos
I disagreed with this student's hyperbolic ideas that we should eradicate all homework from the face of the earth and that school is wholly a waste of time. School is great!
What is a Strawman?
What is ethos?
Using credibility to persuade an audience
What is pathos?
Using emotions to persuade an audience
What is logos?
Using logical facts and statistics to persuade an audience
"By donating only fifty cents a day, you can help give a child clean drinking water"
Pathos
We need to follow the rules because the rules explicitly tell us to! There are no other reasons why we should follow the rules.
What is begging the question/Circular reasoning?