Example Of Ethos Pathos Logos

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Finding truth in the news these days is quite difficult. The supposed to be news channels are giving biased opinions on topics. Most people now, get their news through social media. So how do we find the truth? Christiane Amanpour had an interview trying to explain that we were in a fake news era and examples proving it. While analyzing a speech by Christiane Amanpour, I noticed she explained Ethos, Pathos, and Logos very clearly. She explained the emotional appeal, the credibility, and the persuading effect from fake news. She states the issue multiple times and gives a solution. The way she answered questions, she had a clear target audience and a persuasive idea to present to the reader. She used ethos in a few examples in the speech. She began to explain the difference between fake and true news. She kept bringing up how the most reliable sources are leaking out fake news intentionally. For an example, she said called out our government for participating in the fake news. She used the phrase “ democratically elected government “ She used that phrase show that its us allowing the fake news. We elect Government …show more content…

In early in her speech, she explained that in the beginning of her career of being a journalists, she was accused for being biased and giving wrong information out. When she started to question herself on the situation, she realized why fake news was a huge problem. Her admitting to being accused this gave her a little more credibility. Also, in the interview they talk about her past with her speaking out about propaganda . Showing she is a credible person. She stated her emotion at the time, and gave her thoughts on it. Using the word “balance” as often as she did, shows that her point of the whole interview is wanting news to be balance. Using her eventful beginning of her career showed pathos to catch the audience in an emotional