Ethos, Pathos, Logos

Rhetorical Appeals:Ethos, Pathos, or Logos?

100

"Football players across the nation share their stories about traumatic brain injury to bring improved safety precautions to their sport.

What is Ethos?

200

"As a mom, I understand the importance of safe medicines. That's why I trust Tylenol."

Ethos

300

Brand name for compostable garbage bags and packaging products: "If You Care"

Pathos

400

"Lebron James is the best at basketball. He shoots over 90%!"

What is Logos?

Argumentative Vocabulary

100

The process or action of reasoning systematically about opposing positions or viewpoints

argumentation

200

Prejudice in favor of or against a particular thing, person, group, usually in a way considered unfair

bias

300

In a way that is not influenced by personal feelings or opinions

objectively

400

When your reasoning follows strict guidelines of validity, you are using what?

Logic

Evidence

100

True of False: The following evidence is appropriate support for a paper in support of lowering the drinking age to 18 in the US: "Most alcohol-related car accidents involve drivers under the age of 21."

False. This supports the idea that the drinking age should stay at 21 and up.

200

What is the name of the documentation format you must use in this class (and in the humanities, in general)?

MLA or MLA Format

300

Which of the following is NOT a credible source for an academic paper? a. an article from an academic journal b. an article from Wikipedia c. an interview

b. an article from Wikipedia

400

This is the correct citation format for an online article written by LeBron James:

(James).

True