To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus Closing Argument

In To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus Finch uses all three rhetorical devices to power his closing argument. These three devices are known as Logos, Ethos, and Pathos. Logos is an appeal to logic. Logical things are facts that are not arguable. Ethos works with credibility. Quoting a famous person can catch people's attention and falls in the ethos category. Lastly there is Pathos. Pathos is an appeal to the emotions. People using this can make you feel sad or happy depending on what they say, do, and what music they play. Together these three devices create a moving and powerful argument.

Throughout his closing argument Atticus uses Logos. This element is used especially when Atticus says “ ‘But there is one way in this country in which all