Prompt: After analyzing Atticus’ argument and learning about Aristotle’s three appeals (ethos, pathos, and logos) what pieces of Ethos, Logos and Pathos evidence are strongest in Atticus’ closing argument? Why? Explain why each piece of evidence is powerful and which form of rhetoric (ethos, pathos, and logos) applies. Explain in three thorough paragraphs.
Your final writing piece should be structured like this:
Introduction sentence
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Quote 1 (Ethos, Pathos, Logos) including citation, explanation, and form of rhetoric used.
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Quote 2 (Ethos, Pathos, Logos) including citation, explanation, and form of rhetoric used.
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Quote 3 (Ethos, Pathos, Logos) including citation, explanation, and form of rhetoric used.
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It can be a logos statement because Atticus compares a very poor person to Rockefeller, saying that they are both equal in court. Without saying outright he is trying to get the jury to feel that Tom Robinson should be equal to all the other people in the court. Also, by using famous historical figures he tries to make the jury think that Tom should be equal. This quote is also ethos because he uses historical figures to make this point. Atticus also says, “Our courts have their faults, as does any human institution, but in this country our courts are the great levelers, and in our courts all men are created equal.” Atticus uses Logos in this paragraph. He says that courts are the great levelers, meaning that the courts carry out justice. This will make the jury think twice before they try to make Tom guilty just because he is black. Atticus is trying to make the jury carry out what is right, not what they feel should happen. Atticus also says all men are created equal in court in this quote, reminding the jury again that they should not convict Tom only because he is black.
In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus uses ethos, pathos, and logos in his closing argument. It is an extremely powerful speech. Atticus uses pathos when he tries to convince the jury that it is their religious duty to not convict Tom, logos when he shows that not everyone is equal, and uses logos and ethos when he shows the jury that everyone should be equal in court. Although Atticus lost the trial, readers can learn from his
Your final writing piece should be structured like this:
Introduction sentence
Paragraph 1
Quote 1 (Ethos, Pathos, Logos) including citation, explanation, and form of rhetoric used.
Paragraph 2
Quote 2 (Ethos, Pathos, Logos) including citation, explanation, and form of rhetoric used.
Paragraph 3
Quote 3 (Ethos, Pathos, Logos) including citation, explanation, and form of rhetoric used.
Concluding …show more content…
It can be a logos statement because Atticus compares a very poor person to Rockefeller, saying that they are both equal in court. Without saying outright he is trying to get the jury to feel that Tom Robinson should be equal to all the other people in the court. Also, by using famous historical figures he tries to make the jury think that Tom should be equal. This quote is also ethos because he uses historical figures to make this point. Atticus also says, “Our courts have their faults, as does any human institution, but in this country our courts are the great levelers, and in our courts all men are created equal.” Atticus uses Logos in this paragraph. He says that courts are the great levelers, meaning that the courts carry out justice. This will make the jury think twice before they try to make Tom guilty just because he is black. Atticus is trying to make the jury carry out what is right, not what they feel should happen. Atticus also says all men are created equal in court in this quote, reminding the jury again that they should not convict Tom only because he is black.
In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus uses ethos, pathos, and logos in his closing argument. It is an extremely powerful speech. Atticus uses pathos when he tries to convince the jury that it is their religious duty to not convict Tom, logos when he shows that not everyone is equal, and uses logos and ethos when he shows the jury that everyone should be equal in court. Although Atticus lost the trial, readers can learn from his