Dana Gioia builds an argument to persuade his audience that the decline of reading in America will have a negative effect on society by utilizing Ethos, Pathos and Logos through various persuasive writing tactics.
In the first half of Gioia's piece "Why Literature Matters", he starts off by giving the audience a brief summary of the state of the U.S.A's young readers, this is essential for setting up his persuasive point because it insures the reader and writer are on the same page. The first use of Ethos occurs shortly after, Dana cites the National Endowment of the Arts as a creditable source to base his opinion on. He follows this by using Pathos in the fourth paragraph when Dana provides the creditable sources of Wired Magazine and author
In the first half of Gioia's piece "Why Literature Matters", he starts off by giving the audience a brief summary of the state of the U.S.A's young readers, this is essential for setting up his persuasive point because it insures the reader and writer are on the same page. The first use of Ethos occurs shortly after, Dana cites the National Endowment of the Arts as a creditable source to base his opinion on. He follows this by using Pathos in the fourth paragraph when Dana provides the creditable sources of Wired Magazine and author