Ethos

Colored & Illegals Against Segregation This image illustrates how prejudice is being part of our society not only against Mexicans immigrants, but all Latinos. The image analogize how African American were segregated in the past decades, and how Latinos are facing discrimination in today’s society. The image demonstrates how African American were prohibited to go school because of their race in Alabama, and because of the Jim Crow Law. Similarly, on the right side of the image it shows how…

On the evening of November 4, 2008, the United States of America elected their 44th and first African American president Barack Obama. Taking place in Grant Park, Illinois that evening, President Obama delivered his election night victory speech to the thousands of his supporters where history was finally made. In a time where America was facing numerous issues, President Obama reassure the American people that change was coming. Through his rhetorical appeals, his speech gave hope to the…

In Homer’s Iliad, Achilles’s rage is a major element of the plot, as he withdraws from battle based on spite, essentially, when the Achaeans desperately need his help. Agamemnon therefore sends an embassy consisting of Ajax, Phoenix, and Odysseus to convince him to return. Odysseus in particular is often described by Homer as a “tactician,” one who is generally calm and logical; his speech somewhat reflects these aspects of his personality in that he skillfully uses rhetorical strategies such as…

People of ancient Greece told stories called myths concerning the gods and goddess in which they believed. The stories that the people in Greece told explained events which could not be explained by science. In agreement with Rudolph Musngi, In the present day, these stories called myths are so well known that can be used in major brand names and logos(Brand names). Companies such as Nike and Pandora recognize how mythological branding in the marketing of their products allows them to be more…

On October 31st, 2020, George Floyd, an African American, was murdered in the most inhuman way possible. From what started as small murmurs in the crowd, turned into a loud roar of hundreds marching the streets of the city. Donald Trump, the president of the United States at the time, issued an apology to all African American people and their loved ones who were hurt. The apology was passed unanimously. Was the apology the only thing we went into war for? An apology and to educate the people of…

Logos is one of the three basic rhetorical appeals. Logos refers to logic Ethos to the credibility of the author, and Pathos to the emotion of the audience. She refrains from Ethos since she has as she said in lines 2-3“except that of the weakest on the strongest” and in lines 4-5 “and as named itself little among English poets is unknown to your Majesty”. Thus she can not use Ethos, and Pathos would not fit into the context of the letter. The reason being that she said in lines…

soft-spoken man who at first had little say in the deliberation. Throughout the play, several jurors give convincing arguments that make one think about whether the boy is “guilty” or “not guilty.” Ultimately, one is convinced by ethos, logos, and pathos. We can see ethos, logos, and pathos having an effect on Juror #2 as he begins as a humble man and changes into someone brave at the end. Although all three modes play a part in convincing Juror #2, pathos is the most influential because…

Florence Kelly was a great woman who opposed child labor, and she was a part of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. She delivered a speech on child labor in front of the NAWSA on the 22nd of July, 1905. She expresses her feelings and views on child labor through rhetorical strategies, such as appeal to pathos, statistics and facts appealing to logos, and a variety of other devices within the appeal to logos Pathos, which is the appeal to the emotion to readers, is frequently…

In the speech “I have a dream” Addressed by Martin Luther King Jr, he says “Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood” This speech is giving people hope of a better chance of life.What does this have to do with the Inaugural Address? Well it relates by introducing that people could change that outcome. John F. Kennedy’s speech “The Presidential Inaugural Speech”. He uses Pathos and logos to bring peace to everyone that listens to…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a renowned minister and leader in the African American civil rights movement. On August 28, 1963 in Washington D.C. at the Lincoln Memorial Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. As about 200,000 black and whites gathered to hear Dr. King’s speech he started off by saying “I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in history of our nation.” Dr. King came out to speak…