Eileen Sullivan’s “Police Body Cameras Show More Than Just Facts” is an article written for the King County Journal is which Sullivan weighs the use of police officer body cameras against the potential threat to personal privacy. In this essay we are going to look at Sullivan's use of the three types of appeals to convince another that your argument is correct. First, Logos which appeals to the reader or listeners logic or reason. If one presents an argument that makes sense, another is most likely to understand it. Next, pathos, which appeals to the reader or listener's emotions or in some cases even their values. Finally, ethos, which appeals to a reader or listener's trust in the writer. If one can gain credibility in a subject then a listener
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Though he has yet to be charged with an offense, his arrest--captured on police body-camera recordings, along with his full name, address, phone number and birthdate--are public records. The use of police body cameras, like those used in Seattle, is spreading to keep officers honest about using force against citizens. But how and when the public gets to see the footage is up for debate. Months after the arrest of Michael Moynihan, the 32-year old Seattle man, the Seattle Police Department said his case is under review. Moynihan said he supports police wearing body cameras, but his own experience shows the unsettling …show more content…
Sullivans used each of these elements to her advantage, logos when she talked about the personal narrative of Michael Moynihan and the laws that are relevant to the problem she addresses. Pathos when she uses other personal encounters with the problem at hand and through the very personally and sensitive vocabulary. Finally, Sullivan uses ethos all throughout the essay creating more credibility for her argument by uses quotes and examples from people that are involved with the issue. Sullivan uses each and everyone of these elements to credibly, emotionally, and logically create and argument. Sullivans use of logos, pathos, ethos shows us is essential to use these and use them well to creating an effective argument. She certainly has done that in “Police Body Cameras Show More Than Just Facts” all throughout this essay each, and everyone of these ideas was used to its fullest extent to create and excellent argument for Sullivan's viewpoint. In using each of these ideas Sullivan has not only appealed to the reader's emotions and to the readers logical thinking but she has also gained the readers trust by creating credibility for her argument. She has done this by simply using, thats right, logos, pathos, and
Though he has yet to be charged with an offense, his arrest--captured on police body-camera recordings, along with his full name, address, phone number and birthdate--are public records. The use of police body cameras, like those used in Seattle, is spreading to keep officers honest about using force against citizens. But how and when the public gets to see the footage is up for debate. Months after the arrest of Michael Moynihan, the 32-year old Seattle man, the Seattle Police Department said his case is under review. Moynihan said he supports police wearing body cameras, but his own experience shows the unsettling …show more content…
Sullivans used each of these elements to her advantage, logos when she talked about the personal narrative of Michael Moynihan and the laws that are relevant to the problem she addresses. Pathos when she uses other personal encounters with the problem at hand and through the very personally and sensitive vocabulary. Finally, Sullivan uses ethos all throughout the essay creating more credibility for her argument by uses quotes and examples from people that are involved with the issue. Sullivan uses each and everyone of these elements to credibly, emotionally, and logically create and argument. Sullivans use of logos, pathos, ethos shows us is essential to use these and use them well to creating an effective argument. She certainly has done that in “Police Body Cameras Show More Than Just Facts” all throughout this essay each, and everyone of these ideas was used to its fullest extent to create and excellent argument for Sullivan's viewpoint. In using each of these ideas Sullivan has not only appealed to the reader's emotions and to the readers logical thinking but she has also gained the readers trust by creating credibility for her argument. She has done this by simply using, thats right, logos, pathos, and