Aristotle’s three rhetorical appeals are ethos, pathos, and logos. When authors are writing an argumentative article or paper, they usually use all three appeals to create a successful argument. Christine B. Whelan uses all three appeals strongly in very different ways in her argument. Of course, she uses more of one appeal then she does the others. In the article “Helping First-Year Students Help Themselves”, Whelan uses many strategies to accurately incorporate ways to establish one’s credibility, appeal to logic, and appeal to emotion.
To persuade her audience, Christine B. Whelan uses several strategies to establish her credibility. The first strategy Christine uses is telling the readers what she does as her every day job. This strategy …show more content…
Whelan uses several strategies to appeal to her reader’s emotions. The first strategy Whelan uses is putting the words of a student in her argument. This strategy involves the words of a first-year student describing his motivation. To illustrate, Whelan states, “Dennis, a first-year student in one of my sociology classes, wrote in a paper: ‘Motivation for me used to be found in others, never in myself. I always needed to be yelled at or pushed to do something’” (258). This quote is appealing the reader’s emotions by making them feel bad for Dennis, but the quote also shows them what it takes for some guys to become motivated. When guys, like Dennis, move off to college for their first-year of college they do not have anyone to push them to be motivated. In addition, Christine uses the strategy of putting a story of a first-year student. This strategy involves the story of how Dennis overcomes not having anyone to keep him motivated. Specifically, Whelan states, “After completing a simple worksheet on goal-setting—and embracing the opportunity to set and execute any goal he wanted—he decided to make his part-time job a more meaningful experience: ‘When I set a goal to create a team work, to get everyone involved and share their opinions, I sort of became a leader. And that sparked more motivation to try to do a good job’” (258). This quote is appealing to the reader’s emotions because it is describing a heartwarming story of a first-year college student overcoming his struggles. Clearly, Christine B, Whelan does an outstanding job of creating an emotional appeal to her readers in many different
To persuade her audience, Christine B. Whelan uses several strategies to establish her credibility. The first strategy Christine uses is telling the readers what she does as her every day job. This strategy …show more content…
Whelan uses several strategies to appeal to her reader’s emotions. The first strategy Whelan uses is putting the words of a student in her argument. This strategy involves the words of a first-year student describing his motivation. To illustrate, Whelan states, “Dennis, a first-year student in one of my sociology classes, wrote in a paper: ‘Motivation for me used to be found in others, never in myself. I always needed to be yelled at or pushed to do something’” (258). This quote is appealing the reader’s emotions by making them feel bad for Dennis, but the quote also shows them what it takes for some guys to become motivated. When guys, like Dennis, move off to college for their first-year of college they do not have anyone to push them to be motivated. In addition, Christine uses the strategy of putting a story of a first-year student. This strategy involves the story of how Dennis overcomes not having anyone to keep him motivated. Specifically, Whelan states, “After completing a simple worksheet on goal-setting—and embracing the opportunity to set and execute any goal he wanted—he decided to make his part-time job a more meaningful experience: ‘When I set a goal to create a team work, to get everyone involved and share their opinions, I sort of became a leader. And that sparked more motivation to try to do a good job’” (258). This quote is appealing to the reader’s emotions because it is describing a heartwarming story of a first-year college student overcoming his struggles. Clearly, Christine B, Whelan does an outstanding job of creating an emotional appeal to her readers in many different