...Women’s Rights Violation Greek philosopher Aristotle describes and defines three main rhetorical appeals in the art of persuasion over 2,000 years ago. He argues that this is the writer’s ability to convince the audience by using different techniques. Three basic ways to move the public to your point of view are ethos, logos, and pathos. Ethos refers to the credibility and authority of the speaker. Logos is the use of logical patterns to persuade the audience. Finally, pathos is the emotional component of any influencing process. All these three fundamental elements play a huge role in any attempt at convincing whether in a speech or a text. When the author works all of them properly, then the audience is more likely to be persuaded. It is...
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