Ethos Pathos And Logos On Building Language

Eris Johnson
Angela Pedrotti
ENG 1201
31 January 2023
Building Language
While creating a sound, elevated argument may be difficult, there is a basic structure writers can follow to get started. There are three elements to include in an argument: provide compelling evidence, connect to an audience, and build credibility. To build a strong argument writers use literary devices such as logos, pathos, and ethos to persuade readers to their claims. Logos uses information such as statistics and logical explanations to make the argument a sense of reasonableness. Ethos causes the reader to believe the argument has credibility where the argument can be taken seriously. To persuade readers authors use pathos by creating an emotional connection essentially

While doing so, he also provides solutions to limit the number of injuries football players endure. While comparing rugby and football, Munger notices that even though rugby has less safety equipment, larger fields, and longer game time, they have fewer concussions than football. He states, “in professional rugby union, there are far more tackles per game (about 220 versus about 90). Yet it is football that has more concussions — about seven concussions every 10 games this year, while rugby has ‘only’ 2.5” (Munger). This supports Munger’s claim, which is that football tackling is too dangerous and needs to be changed, by displaying evidence that proves, despite the excessive safety equipment, football has a problem with its disproportionate amount of injuries. Munger chose rugby to compare to football because they are two very similar sports, both dealing with tackles, yet he also uses the comparison to emphasize how detrimental football is. Instead of just introducing a problem, Munger provides his own solutions on how to limit football injuries. He proposes that helmet sensors should not just be used for identifying concussions, but to prevent them from occurring. He suggests, “Why not use helmet sensors as an enforcement tool? If there is a substantial helmet-to-helmet blow, measured by the sensors in helmets on both sides of the ball, the player who initiated the

Munger introduces football culture and how aggressive behavior is encouraged by players. He uses his own experience to relate to the evidence that claims that there are more injuries in football than in rugby. In his opening two sentences, Munger describes the differing experiences he had in rugby and football. He does this throughout the text, “In rugby, I was a ‘prop,’ […] I never saw anyone get his ‘bell rung.’ In football, I played offensive tackle, and saw at least five cases of bell-ringing in games. We’d ask the guys what was the name of the team we were playing against, and they would talk about fishing, or their grandmother” (Munger). By using his own experience, he establishes a position of authority and knowledge. While Munger incorporates his own experience a lot, they correlate back to the evidence, so the evidence and his experience validate each other. Because Munger was a football player himself, his perception of football culture is more authentic and natural. Still, he strengthens his argument by using other football players’ experience, “quoting the former N.F.L. offensive lineman Dan Dierdorf [...] As Dierdorf said, sending a man to the bench has been a badge of honor, not a violation of the code, even if you intended to knock him out” (Munger). By including other players' experiences, it proves that it did not only happen to Munger and that the