Thursday, February 11, 2010
Ethos, Pathos, or Logos?
Out of the 3 styles of rhetoric, I can't really pin point just one as the most effective. If I had to, I would say pathos, just because I feel that a lot of times, emotion is what drives one to do the things they do. However, I believe that the strongest and most effective way of writing is by using an equal amount of pathos and logos, with ethos to back it up. That way, your argument is conveyed in a way that targets the readers' emotions, but with good reason! In the essays we have written, I think I used a lot of pathos, especially in the McCandless essay, but also incorporated a significant amount of ethos and logos to support my claims.
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Agreed. In most cases, a balance is necessary to make a thorough argument. It seems as though we all understand the power of emotions and are on the same terms of how there is a lot of emotion tied to Chris and whether people agree or disagree with his motives and actions.
ReplyDeletePathos was super vital in our McCandless essays. I found that I used pathos much more than usual in that paper than in others. I think it's because we have emotionally connected, whether it be negatively or positively, with McCandless.
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