Rhetorical Terms, by Definition
Ethos
What is a rhetorical appeal to credibility?
"The first five days after mandated mask wearing, the daily growth rate slowed by 0.9 percentage-points compared to the five days prior to the mandate; at three weeks, the daily growth rate had slowed by 2 percentage-points."
What is Logos?
Pathos
What is a rhetorical appeal to emotions or feelings?
Logos
What is a rhetorical appeal to reason?
"Wearing masks can help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Trust me, I'm a doctor."
What is Ethos?
"If we do not flatten the curve, millions of people will become infected with COVID-19, and many more hundreds of thousands will die."
What is Pathos?