Lab 2

February 1, 2019

Ethos, Logos, and Pathos:

This week in Professor Waits English 1302 1st period class, we learned about the hit broadway musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Then, we began to choose a song from Hamilton to write a rhetorical analysis paper about, while listening to songs from Hamilton. We also learned about Ethos, Logos, and Pathos.

Ethos = an  appeal to ethics and is used as a means of convincing an audience via the authority or credibility of the persuader.

Pathos = an appeal to emotion and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response.

Logos = appeal to logic and is a way of persuading an audience with reason.

I have noticed examples of rhetorical language and argumentative language in my life. I found rhetoric and argument in persuasive advertisements, everyday speech, in reading books or watching movies, also not excluding questions and answers with others.

Constructing my own Rhetorical Piece: Question/Problem: Should universal healthcare be free for all citizens? Solutions/Answers: Yes, because the government should help keep its citizens healthy. No, because citizens should provide themselves with healthcare coverage.

Work Cited:

Detisch, AJ. “Ethos, Pathos & Logos: Persuasive Advertising Techniques of 2019.” StudioBinder, Apr. 2018, https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/ethos-pathos-logos/.

“Examples of Ethos, Logos, and Pathos.” YourDictionary, 6 Nov. 2018, https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-ethos-logos-and-pathos.html.