Ethos

Gay marriage is such an arguementive and aggressive topic in today’s society. Even though it is becoming legal many people still have their own opinions on this topic that will not change. In the article I read it talks about children who are adopted into families with homosexual parents. The author is not talking to one particular group of people. He is more or less likely trying to bring attention to all groups of people both young and old. The article discusses the worries that these parents…

The product being analyzed is gum by Trident and Extra. Trident’s release of a commercial named “Pay Me in Gum”, gives the audience a different outlook on gum. A man asks his babysitter if he can pay her in gum, while a light-heartening melody plays throughout the commercial. The babysitter shows an exciting interest in his offer while other family members and other workers in the household exclaim their content hearing the mention of Trident Layers. The other commercial presented is the “Birds…

Let’s Stand Up For Liberty Citizens rights and liberty of America has been a very hot topic throughout all these years. There are many citizens who feels as if their rights are being abused and there are also some who would disagree. The ones who feel as if their rights are being abused are the ones who are under the government. They have limits to everything that they do in their life such as wars, racism, and speech and many more. The ones who would debate against this are the ones who are…

want respect and other things so bad that some are willing to get less pay. Sources were used throughout of Schwartz article, many sources like ethos pathos and logos. Schwartz strongly states ethos throughout the article he used references to inform on how work is not all about money. One of the sources he used to describe his ethos appeal was Adam Smith who wrote “The Wealth of Nation (PARAGRAPH 2) and he also uses the Yale organizational behavior professor Amy (PARAHRAPH 9) Schwartz…

“Sleep Deprivation Is Killing You And Your Career,” Dr. Travis Bradberry addresses this exact concern and points out how we are affected by sleep deprivation. Found at the very top of his article are Dr. Bradberry’s successes. This quickly develops ethos and lets the reader know that the writing comes from a bestselling author and president of a largely successful company. Furthermore, his sincerity strengthens with each use of the word “we” present in his article. This small change in pronoun…

The Art of Persuasion Professor, Ole Bjorn Rekdal of Bergen University College, in his article, Academic urban legends, discusses the importance of proper citation to keep information accurate to keep academic urban legends from happening (639). Rekdal’s it trying to show his audience of those who have “original research on science, technology and medicine” (Social Studies of Science) how sloppy, improper citation is causing bits and pieces of information to be lost causing false legends to…

Water pollution does not just affect one specific group of people, it affects many different demographics. My first source is “Coastal Pollution and Women 's Health in Ada-Foah, Ghana”, published in 2003 by Elaine Tweneboah. In this article, the author goes over the many problems women in Ada-Foah face concerning water pollution. My second source is “Perceptions of farmers on health risks and risk reduction measures in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming in Ghana”, published in 2008 by…

Journalist and internet enthusiast, Clive Thompson, in his chapter “Public Thinking” in his book Smarter Than You Think publicized by Penguin Press, addresses the topic of internet usage, arguing that it has enhanced our way of writing and thinking. He supports these claims by stating that the internet has given us a more logical and abstract understanding of certain topics. Clive also states that due to the internet we have managed to create a plethora of writing, whether it be a status on…

During this time Americans became very worried that the disease would make its way to America. Jack Ohman used logos, ethos, pathos and kairos in his visual Ebola!, to help support his claim. The argument was that Americans were overlooking issues that cause a lot of deaths, and putting too much emphasis on the Ebola outbreak. However, 4 people did actually get diagnosed…

equality with all of their students. I did not use a lot of pathos throughout my paper and I feel that is a good thing. If too much pathos is used, then the paper is full of too much emotion. I think I did a pretty good job of balancing the use of ethos, logos, and pathos throughout my argumentative essay. One thing I feel that my paper lacks is the use of good transitions. When I wrote my rough draft for the in class peer review, I had zero transitions in my paper. After I received some…