The frequent use of Hale’s questioning leads to a conclusion that he seems to be avoiding the fact that he is being a coward, just as Proctor mentions. Miller tried to use the art of persuasion and rhetoric in order to try to change Proctor’s view of Hale as a coward. Using rhetoric, Hale maneuvered his way around the topic by bombarding Proctor with questions. The questions are used as a cover up for Hale’s emotions of defeat. Ethos was a way of Hale trying to prove that he is not a coward by suppressing all talk about it. As the reader, I got more focused on Hale’s argument rather than the fact that he was previously called a
