The values of all human beings are different. There are different variations or sides of the same values or completely contradicting views. Lord Chesterfield, an eighteenth century author wrote a letter to his son who was traveling far from him. Lord Chesterfield carefully uses the rhetorical strategies of ethos, pathos, and logos to describe his values of loyalty, directness and conformity.
Lord Chesterfield expresses his value of loyalty quite obviously in this letter. Pathos is used in this letter to his son in the very first sentence, “... I employ so much of my time in writing to you…”. This is appealing to the feelings of his son by making him feel guilty due to the fact that he spends a majority of his time in trying to communicate …show more content…
Made obvious in his letter, Chesterfield speaks his mind quickly and authoritatively, and quite possibly some of this may derive from his status as an eighteenth-century lord; a title that demands respect. Examples of his value of directness are shown in this letter using Pathos, “Do not think I mean to dictate as a parent; I only mean to advise as a friend, and an indulgent one too…” (Chesterfield). He remarks quickly that he is here as a friend and only to help, and he uses pathos to appeal to his son to demonstrate that he cares. Pathos is also used later but used to make his son feel threatened or guilty. Chesterfield wrote, “I do not, therefore, so much as hint to you, how absolutely dependent you are upon me.” He directly states that his son needs him, and should do as he should. No euphemism is use, he directly says what he needs to. Lord Chesterfield continues to use pathos is in his argument while simultaneously displaying his value of directness by saying he has no womanish weakness for your person; the significance of this sentence is Lord Chesterfield will not baby his son as a mother would. His argument for his value of directness is using logos, was when he is referring to his duties; “..but I point them out to you as conducive, nay, absolutely necessary.” This sentence is informing his son that saying that his duties are absolutely necessary. Lord Chesterfield is being very direct with his son, saying that his son must do what is
Lord Chesterfield expresses his value of loyalty quite obviously in this letter. Pathos is used in this letter to his son in the very first sentence, “... I employ so much of my time in writing to you…”. This is appealing to the feelings of his son by making him feel guilty due to the fact that he spends a majority of his time in trying to communicate …show more content…
Made obvious in his letter, Chesterfield speaks his mind quickly and authoritatively, and quite possibly some of this may derive from his status as an eighteenth-century lord; a title that demands respect. Examples of his value of directness are shown in this letter using Pathos, “Do not think I mean to dictate as a parent; I only mean to advise as a friend, and an indulgent one too…” (Chesterfield). He remarks quickly that he is here as a friend and only to help, and he uses pathos to appeal to his son to demonstrate that he cares. Pathos is also used later but used to make his son feel threatened or guilty. Chesterfield wrote, “I do not, therefore, so much as hint to you, how absolutely dependent you are upon me.” He directly states that his son needs him, and should do as he should. No euphemism is use, he directly says what he needs to. Lord Chesterfield continues to use pathos is in his argument while simultaneously displaying his value of directness by saying he has no womanish weakness for your person; the significance of this sentence is Lord Chesterfield will not baby his son as a mother would. His argument for his value of directness is using logos, was when he is referring to his duties; “..but I point them out to you as conducive, nay, absolutely necessary.” This sentence is informing his son that saying that his duties are absolutely necessary. Lord Chesterfield is being very direct with his son, saying that his son must do what is