Definition
Persuasive strategies authors use to support their claims or respond to arguments.
What is Rhetorical Appeals?
By appealing to this feeling, a speaker might evoke a sense of frustration or passion in their audience to strengthen their message.
What is anger?
How does the movie Up make use of Pathos?
What is the Carl's backstory?
What is the original meaning of Pathos?
What is "suffering", "experience" or "emotion"?
What are the four rhetorical appeals?
What are Logos, Pathos, Ethos, Kairos?
An ad showing families happily spending time together aims to evoke this feeling through pathos.
What is joy or togetherness?
A fitness brand shows people triumphing over personal struggles to promote strength and wellness, appealing to this inspiring emotion.
What is resilience or motivation?
In which country did the word Pathos originate?
What is Greece?
This rhetorical appeal seeks to connect with the audience's emotions, like empathy or excitement, to make an argument more persuasive.
What is Pathos?
In a speech, saying "Imagine a world where your children can't play outside due to pollution" is an example of using pathos to create this type of feeling.
What is concern or fear?
How does the movie The Pursuit of Happiness make us of Pathos?
What is showing Chris' journey from homelessness to success?
This is the main purpose of using pathos in writing or speeches.
What is to appeal to the audience’s emotions?
Using Pathos can make a message more compelling by appealing to this type of response, whether through joy, sadness, or excitement.
What is emotional response?
A speaker might use this emotion, often related to sympathy or compassion, to make the audience feel for the people involved in the argument.
What is empathy?
This type of advertisement often uses pathos by depicting children and families in need, with the goal of raising support and awareness.
What is charity or nonprofit ad?
Pathos is one of the three persuasive appeals defined by this ancient Greek philosopher.
Who is Aristotle?