Appeal to emotion

What comes to mind when you hear the song “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan? Do you get teary-eyed and have to change the channel like the musician herself? When I hear this song the first thing that comes to mind is a bunch of wide-eyed mistreated puppies and kittens. Who is behind these television ads, (if you don’t already know)? The answer is the ASPCA. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was the first humane society to be established in North America back in 1866. The…

as the film industry. Movie posters are released for nearly every movie with the hope that it will strike the eye of the viewer. Film companies aim to appeal to the emotion, which is the definition of the word pathos, ethos, which is through ethical appeal, or logos, which is through logic and reasoning. An example of a movie poster used to appeal to viewers is for the movie, The Purge. This movie was released in 2013 and is about an annual day where crime is permitted, allowing citizens to…

Affects 1 in 3 Young People” appeals to young adults in high school to college age groups who are in a relationship. The ad states “Dating abuse affects 1 in 3 young people. You deserve a safe and healthy relationship.” ( The purpose behind this writing is to analyze the LoveIsRespect.org ad, specifically in it’s use of Aristotle’s three appeals. Being a picture meant to tug on the heartstrings, the ad is full of pathos, but it still uses the ethos and and logos appeals to increase the…

cancer. The author of this commercial used many techniques to attempt to reach his audience. The author used many forms of pathos to reach the audience’s emotions. Throughout the whole commercial they play sad music that gets louder when the children come to the screen. This is used to attempt to make mood sad and reach out to the audience’s emotions. At the beginning of the commercial all of the children that come on the screen have a sad and helpless look. This is supposed to make the…

Equus Magazine is a largely popular magazine that has to appeal to horse owners in order to sell their product. What better way to appeal to their specific audience than have a majestic horse right on the cover of their magazine? There really isn’t a better way, and when you add in some article titles that really draw in the attention as well, you are left with a captivated audience that just wants to read on. That is the hard part with many visual arguments today. To grab the attention of the…

elected to be the president of the United States. He expressed his ambition and pride for the future of the American people and the people across the globe as well. The audiecmce is feeling hopeful and thought provoked by Kennedy with his appeal to logic and emotion throughout his address. He calls to action the American pwople on many topics furthering his expression of pride. The purpose of his address was to renew the American spirit and bring about a collective unity among America while he…

writing can reduce the number of doctor visits needed. It has been proven that writing increases immune function and decreases blood pressure. When writing to heal, grammar and punctuation do not matter; the only thing that is important is pouring your emotions onto the page. Often after a traumatic event, people feel like they had no control over the situation but writing puts the power into their hands. “Healing through the Written word” was first published in The Permanente Journal. In Karen…

use of analogies. Perfection is a “trapped wife” “son with forbidden addiction” “perfection is a child hating herself because boys at school call her fat” these words established the unfairness that exists when people are not perfect. And there an appeal to logos feeling pointing at dysfunctional family member, yet trying to show the world that they are perfect. He refers perfection a disease which “infects every corner of society.” Neighborhood, workplace, and schools. he uses logos by opening…

“The families endured logos on humanities focus of a general well-being, happily safe and sound.” During a civil war families struggle to create a civil and happy environment in the house where their personal feelings are affected by the dampening emotions of the ongoing war.2 Although once again, I was quite confused in terms of grammar and sentence type, I could understand the logos and pathos that was being expressed. For example, “The Families endured logos on humanities focus of a general…

building her fact with five reasons and decent sources and successfully employing emotional and ethical appeals. However, toward the end of the article, her attempts to appeal to readers’ logic weaken her reliability and eventually, her argument. (Moran, 2015) In her recent article about Emotionally Intelligent people, she uses numerous reliable sources that strengthen her credibility and appeal to ethos, as well as build her argument. As a keynote speaker and creative thought leader, Joan Moran…