in his article Anti – Intellectualism: Why We Hate the Smart Kids. In his article, he explains that there is a problem with degrading the smart kids and it needs to stop. Throughout his article, his argument is convincing due to his use of ethos, logos, and pathos. He introduces the topic by describing a personal experience of his from when he attended Mountain View High School. Because he starts off with a personal experience, he has just increased his credibility in the reader’s eyes. He points
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appropriate blames. It is clear that the purpose of his essay, “Liberal Arts & Lite Entertainment,” originally published in 1997, is to inform those engulfed in the academic world about the major problems in education, convince them to combat the “ethos of consumerism,” and change the established ways of thinking (23). Edmundson gives hope to the idea of the acceptance and praising of what he refers to as genius (as opposed to the alienation of it, which students endorse so
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In the article titled “I Am Not A Babysitter”, Robinson chronicles her career as a teacher and elaborates on the passion, the sacrifice, and sometimes, the lack of respect that come with it. Through establishing a mild ethos based on her experience in education, and a strong pathos utilizing relatable stories, Robinson makes an effective argument calling for increased respect and understanding toward teachers. By selecting Newsweek as her platform Robinson has a potential audience of 13.2 million
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inspire predominately younger audiences regardless of gender. Steinem’s style is focused mainly on logos to relay a clear image of Wonder Woman as a character and her impact on readers. She ultimately wanted to inform the reader of the importance of Wonder Woman’s effect on youth in a platform largely directed by the patriarchy and she made a compelling case with a strong, justified logos and clear ethos. Steinem first wrote about her youth as a comic book reader and how comic books were the easily
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the aches and pains associated with long distance running. In a high impact and demanding sport such as running, Ben-Gay will improve your conditioning and endurance. The ad will be evaluated for the use of Logos, Ethos and Pathos. The ad was effective in the provision of reason or logos by the use of the following text “As part of my warm-up routine, Ben-Gay helped me feel better for the long day ahead. And during my warm-down period, Ben-Gay soothed and relieved my tired, aching muscles. Ben-Gay
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America’s constitution. George Zornick elaborates on Trumps efforts in his article. Zornick grasps Trump’s trio of ethos, pathos and logos by quoting the candidates statement, “Whether it’s a young single mother in Florida or a grandmother in Ohio, Hillary wants them to be defenseless. Wants to take away any chance they have of survival” (Zornick 1). Trump’s use of ethos, pathos, and logos can be seen evident through his quote because it shows comparison, emotion, and credibility. Trump is working to
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This flow of concrete knowledge from respected experts in the medical field and the way they relay the information to the reader effectively proves the article’s key points and is a great use of Pathos, Ethos, and Logos. Without digging very deep into the article, one can find a great example of Pathos by the committee in this article. They intended to drive certain emotions to influence or persuade the reader’s thoughts and succeeded very well. This example is prevalent when the committee informs
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to stray away from college gigs because they are too restricting on what they are allowed to express to a room of young adults. Flanagan effectively persuades her audience by appealing to them with her use of rhetorical techniques such as logos, ethos, and pathos. Since Flanagan is a
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audience to understand his point of view. Coates’ pathos and kairos are both strong elements that make his claim effective. However, he lacks to provide a substantial amount of ethos and logos. Nevertheless, since Coates’ argument contains these critical elements, his argument proves to be effective in persuading his audience. In order to have a solid argument, one must focus on the values and beliefs of the intended audience. Coates’ use of pathos in his argument appears extensive which leaves the
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How does FDR use ethos in his speech? Give an example and explain it. Franklin D. Roosevelt used ethos in his speech by proving his credibility, saying things like, “all measures be taken for our defense,” and “with confidence in our armed forces, with unbound determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph.” He is talking about how confident he is in the people, and how his army, or rather, armed forces is going to win over the attackers. He was ensuring peace to the American
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