Pathos In Macbeth

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Firstly, pathos is used to persuade someone by appealing to their emotions. An example of pathos is shown, when the narrator says, “Doth thee wanteth to killeth thy enemies? Doth thee wanteth a chance to winneth every battle thee square in?” These questions are asked to grab the audience’s attention and to appeal to one’s desire for power and success, which in this case is to get rid of enemies and to have a chance at winning every battle. Accordingly, people who might desire such things, like Macbeth, would keep listening to the ad and might also want to buy the product.
Secondly, logos is used to persuade someone by the use of logic and reasoning. For example, when the narrator in the ad says, “Well, thee can doth so with a Deadly Dagger,

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