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Persuasion: Does it Appeal to Ethos, Pathos, or  ...

  •  English    12     Public
    Students will read the prompt and then decide if it is appealing to logos, pathos, or ethos and how they know.
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  • The research – conducted by professors at Harvard University – suggests that you should learn a second language.
    Ethos (appealing to ethics)
  •  15
  • Caring for the environment may not change your life, but it will change the lives of your children.
    Pathos (appeal to emotion)
  •  15
  • This is not my wallet. My wallet has a tear in it. This wallet has no tear in it. Therefore, it cannot be mine.
    Logos (appeal to logic)
  •  10
  • You don’t need to jump in front of a train to know it’s a bad idea; so why do you need to try drugs to know if they’re damaging?
    Logos (appeal to logic)
  •  20
  • I've been married for 58 years and I can tell you that he will not be a good husband to you.
    Ethos (appeal to ethics)
  •  10
  • Having written 5 successful novels myself, I can tell you that this book is worth buying.
    Ethos (appeal to ethics)
  •  20
  • My father, who's owned a successful cleaning business for over 20 years, said that bicarbonate of soda is really useful for cleaning. You should try it.
    Ethos (appeal to ethics)
  •  5
  • If you don't join the basketball team this season you will regret it. You don't want to live with regrets, do you?
    Pathos (appeal to emotions)
  •  15
  • Just eat and don't complain. Children in Africa are starving and would give anything to have that plate of food.
    Pathos (appeal to emotions)
  •  25
  • You have been poorly treated. You have been taken advantage of. Now is the time to take action.
    Pathos (appeal to emotions)
  •  25
  • I need a car. It would make me more independent and improve my life. You wouldn't need to give me rides anymore.
    Logos (appeal to logic)
  •  25
  • Cigarette smoke contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer. So why start smoking?
    Logos (appeal to logic).
  •  25