The best argument has ethos, logos, and pathos. In the essays, “Lifeboat Ethics” by Garrett Hardin and “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift are both argument essays. Hardin uses ethos and logos. Swift uses ethos, logos, and pathos, which makes “A Modest Proposal” the most effective essay. Ethos is where credibility steps in. Hardin is an expert due to his education. He gave statistics about population increase and immigration. Swift’s speaker is not an expert. He believes experts are not always correct. But Hardin depends heavy that he is an expert and can fix population and issues. He uses numbers to back up his points. Swift’s speaker gives numbers, but you are not able to look them up. Logics, reasons, and facts are all apart of logos.
