Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Importance of Rhetoric and the appeals

Using Rhetoric in everyday life is important in order to prove a point. Using appeals like logos, ethos,  and pathos helps prove the point trying to be made. People are more likely to listen to you if you have something that will back you up. For example, if you wanted to convince someone that they should go onto a vegan diet you might want to use the different appeals. You could use pathos and talk about animals and how they are mistreated, ethos could give an example from an important authority figure,  and logos could possibly give statistics about how people are healthier on this new diet. People would be more willing to listen to you and try your suggestion with these appeals rather than if you just simply stated your point. The appeals help rhetoric have a stronger argument and come off more credible in the long run.

1 comment:

  1. I agree with you, understanding the different appeals to rhetoric can help make a clear argument. My go to appeal would be pathos, because the power of emotion is undefeated.

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