Pathos, ethos, and logos summary

                                                                                Ethos

                Ethos is the appeal to credibility. To use ethos in writing one must have good judgment, be knowledgeable, and show that you know about this issue you are writing about. In order to have good judgment, you have to identify a problem that is actually worth addressing, this then shows how credible something is. When identifying a problem, you should also get the reader’s attention with this problem, so they too can agree with you on that problem. You should keep your reader’s interest while conveying your judgment in a perfect way. To show the reader how knowledgeable you are, you need to be thoughtful about the subject and even provide reference for your subject, if available. To show you understand your issue, you must help your reader to understand the issue at hand, and provide ways for the reader to understand that issue, in the same way you do. Also, it is nice to use more than one view point for you issue because you are showing both sides and it conveys the meaning better for the reader.

 

                                                                                Pathos    

                Pathos is appealing to the reader’s emotions. When using pathos, you should make your reader feel something like anger, sadness, happiness, passion, and many other emotions. It basically is making your reader get the feels for the topic, and makes them feel the same way about the topic, that you feel. Usually this is indirect way of making their emotions come out. Using examples or illustrating your topic, can usually show Pathos in the best ways. When using pathos, you should show your readers value, use examples or illustrations, and consider you tone to your audience. Make sure to show your reader he or she is valuable and that their opinion matters too. Giving examples is pretty straight forward, I mean just give a life example, like something that happened to you and relates to the topic. Your tone is set by the language you use in your writing, such as strong meaningful words. Tone is very important when appealing to Pathos because it has a lot to do with emotions.

 

                                                                                Logos

                Logos is appealing to logic. You should use reason and evidence to fit the argument or situation you are conveying. When using logos you should also, state your argument, use credible evidence, and show your conclusion to that certain topic. When saying your argument give both sides and persuade your reader to feel the same way about the topic, which you do. Make sure to lead your reader into you argument and don’t lose them at any point in time. Use the right type of words to get to your conclusion, so that you don’t confuse your reader in any way.