Examples Of Ethos And Logos

We all know the three main aspects of argument: logos, ethos, and pathos. I would list the definitions, but let’s be honest, that’s boring. So let’s think of ethos as our moms, pathos as the emotional teens, and logos as a book. Moms and the emotional teen go together, we’ve all been there. That emotional teen can persuade you to do things you never expected, like peer pressure. Moms can be annoying because they try to teach us life lessons because they “have experienced the same things.” And books, well book never lie. Now I know what you’re thinking, what if a mom writes a book on their emotional teen? How about we just don’t think about that right now. My point is who are you going to believe more? Moms will tell you every experience and

The point of ethos is the appeal to ethics and means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader. So back to my analogy, Moms have a lot of authority if you think about it. Our moms are heroes that have survived everything, including dealing with us. But moms do convince us to do and not to do certain things. My mom talked me out of going to a college across the country. Was it a good idea to talk me out of it? Yes, but I need to learn things on my own. She knew I wouldn’t like it because she didn’t, but my mom went to Laroche so did she really know? My mom made up a story, because she has the authority over me, and basically forced me to stay in Pittsburgh. That’s not fair. If my mom would have said it was a good idea to go away, I would have learned on my own that I am a home body. Moms tell us what to do because the “know best.” They are the authority in the argument. Without our moms, we would be forced to learn things on our own, which I think would have been better for me. My point here is, moms make things up so they can be right, kind of the same way a doctor knows best because they are doctors. Ethos minimizes us and controls what we do because they can and we just let it

Reason and logic don’t lie. Books don’t make up stores to talk you out of going to college across the country. Books don’t make you cry so you can go to some boy’s house. Books list facts and help you learn about everything you could possibly imagine. Books can’t change their minds, what is printed is what it is, and nothing is going to change it. Logic is what it is, facts can’t be changed. Logic gives you the cold, hard truth. There is no emotional appeal because who needs a crying teenager? There is no authority because nobody likes being told what to do. Logic, and books, are facts that get the point across short and sweet so there is no room for a change in opinion. Logic carries data, evidence, studies, and records to prove a point. There is no way to say that someone in that book is incorrect because facts are facts and that’s just how it goes. Ethos can cause a change because they have the authority to tell you what is “right.” Pathos will make you cry or mad or sad to get their point across. But logos tell you how it is because there are proven facts to back them up. My point here is, many things can change in a day, but books will always be there with the answers that you were so quick to