Atticus Finch knows what he’s doing in this trial! In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch acts as a lawyer for a black man named Tom Robinson, who had been accused of raping a young white woman named Mayella Ewell. People had been shocked to hear and witness these events, and all the action takes place within the court...and quite a bit happens in these times of trouble. Atticus uses the persuasion methods of ethos, pathos, as well as logos to support his creation of reasonable doubt. Atticus’s use of ethos, logos, and pathos are effective in raising reasonable doubt in Tom’s case.
To begin, Atticus Finch was effective in his use of ethos and with his interrogative methodology to the witness. Atticus uses a notable example of Ethos as observed in the following quotation. “He’s answered the question three times, Atticus. He didn’t call a doctor” (Lee 167). This is an effective use of ethos by Atticus as he’s using his method of interrogation on the witness to confirm essential and imperative information. How this fits to ethos is because of the idea that repetitive questioning fits over with the occupation of a lawyer. Being that Atticus works as this, he proves himself worthy of his position. The passage proves that Atticus is …show more content…
The following quote gives a good example of how this persuasion is used. “She is the victim of cruel poverty and ignorance, but I cannot pity her: she is white” (Lee 203). Atticus appeals to pathos in the sense of informing the jury how Mayella (the alleged ‘victim’ of the crime) lives through her daily life negatively. Chances are that Atticus had done this for her to gain sympathy (even though he had not had sympathy himself, being the lawyer). This quote is effective in creating reasonable doubt as he includes alongside the certain facts about Mayella, and how she is white compared to a black man. Atticus’s testimony influences the
To begin, Atticus Finch was effective in his use of ethos and with his interrogative methodology to the witness. Atticus uses a notable example of Ethos as observed in the following quotation. “He’s answered the question three times, Atticus. He didn’t call a doctor” (Lee 167). This is an effective use of ethos by Atticus as he’s using his method of interrogation on the witness to confirm essential and imperative information. How this fits to ethos is because of the idea that repetitive questioning fits over with the occupation of a lawyer. Being that Atticus works as this, he proves himself worthy of his position. The passage proves that Atticus is …show more content…
The following quote gives a good example of how this persuasion is used. “She is the victim of cruel poverty and ignorance, but I cannot pity her: she is white” (Lee 203). Atticus appeals to pathos in the sense of informing the jury how Mayella (the alleged ‘victim’ of the crime) lives through her daily life negatively. Chances are that Atticus had done this for her to gain sympathy (even though he had not had sympathy himself, being the lawyer). This quote is effective in creating reasonable doubt as he includes alongside the certain facts about Mayella, and how she is white compared to a black man. Atticus’s testimony influences the