As a part of rhetorical strategies, ethos is every author’s best friend when it comes to establishing credentials in argumentation works. The purpose of ethos is to build credibility when it comes to persuading audiences to accept an argument that might be opposed to their own beliefs. In the essay “Hiroshima Diary,” Doctor Michihiko Hachiya explained about an atomic bomb that dropped on the city of Hiroshima in 1945. He recalls and described the horrors that followed it through his own perspective. Therefore, Hachiya build ethos by using his experiences as a doctor. Furthermore, “The Clan of One-Breasted Women” by Terry Tempest Williams demonstrated her recurring dream where she sees the flash from the atomic bomb. Her father then informs her that the explosion in the dream was actually a real event, and that they had personally experienced it. Later in the essay, Williams had
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Exhausted from spending a sleepless night at the hospital, Hachiya showed audiences that he is a responsible doctor and would always put his patient before himself. His experiences are also determined by his time in the field as a doctor.
Hachiya demonstrated his responsibility by going back to the hospital to help his crew. He states that “it was my duty to be with my staff” (138). This quote foreshadowed his well-intentioned because he always think of other people despite from himself have been injured on the street during the bombing.
Williams demonstrates her reliability by using her own family history to build ethos. As members of The Clan of One-Breasted Women, “[Her] mother, [her] grandmothers, and six aunts have all had mastectomies. Seven are dead. The two who survive have just completed rounds of chemotherapy and radiation” (Williams). This quote accredited her reliability because she had lived through the pain of watching family members suffered then eventually passed away due to nuclear
Exhausted from spending a sleepless night at the hospital, Hachiya showed audiences that he is a responsible doctor and would always put his patient before himself. His experiences are also determined by his time in the field as a doctor.
Hachiya demonstrated his responsibility by going back to the hospital to help his crew. He states that “it was my duty to be with my staff” (138). This quote foreshadowed his well-intentioned because he always think of other people despite from himself have been injured on the street during the bombing.
Williams demonstrates her reliability by using her own family history to build ethos. As members of The Clan of One-Breasted Women, “[Her] mother, [her] grandmothers, and six aunts have all had mastectomies. Seven are dead. The two who survive have just completed rounds of chemotherapy and radiation” (Williams). This quote accredited her reliability because she had lived through the pain of watching family members suffered then eventually passed away due to nuclear