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Examples Of Logos In Fahrenheit 451

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Tija Dilba
Ms. Falzone
American Literature ACP
13 January 2023

Beatty's Lecture
Have you ever felt sad and had someone try to cheer you up, and then cheering you up turned into a lecture? The same thing happens to Guy Montag in the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, by Captain Beatty, his boss. Captain Beatty uses ethos and logos by using his authority and sounding trustworthy while also stating a fact or common sense in order to make Montag feel better about witnessing a woman burn. Beatty mentions in his lecture that schools used to be sports and books. After a while, books didn't matter as much and sports were very important. People started to get better at sports and “schools turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkers, grabbers,

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