Bernard Roth Use Of Ethos Pathos Logos

Some may say that excuses are necessary. Bernard Roth is the author of the book The Achievement habit thinks. He thinks that excuses are not acceptable. In chapter two of the novel, Roth explains to his readers about how he feels about excuses or nonetheless reasons. Some would enjoy how intense Roth’s writings are. Roth used a method to explain this one quote that he says in chapter two, “reasons are bullshit.” Bernard Roth contemplates that “reasons are bullshit.” The rhetorical analysis is used to persuade his readers, throughout chapter two he uses ethos in a way to show his knowledge. He subject he uses the pathos to tell stories and bring emotion, and lastly he uses logos to back up everything he was saying and let the readers understand his train of thought. Roth is a trustworthy …show more content…
One way that he used pathos was he gives plenty of stories that make the readers connect. He tells stories in a way that keeps people connected. “It turns out life works better when I don’t need to come up with reasons why I am late.” (33) Bernard uses a story to build a common ground with the readers that we all have been late at one point and time. He just feels that he is better off now just being honest and not giving an excuse for why he was late. Another quote that is used to show pathos is “our society loves reasons,” (33) It is another example of a common ground that Roth uses to persuade his readers that reasons are just an excuse. He is an emotional writer as he uses his feelings to persuade his readers that reasons are just an excuse. He also uses connotative language to persuade his readers. One example of Roth using connotative language would be “love is the ultimate unreasonable activity” (39). This is connotative language because Roth because it can be offended by someone or can offend someone. That is also what makes Roth such a respectable writer is the way he persuades readers in an emotional