Examples Of Ethos Pathos Logos

There are three proofs of persuasion which can be identified as ethos, pathos, and logos. Each proof contributes in their own way to the study of rhetoric. The first proof is ethos which is relevant to the study of rhetoric because a speaker will provide their audience with credibility of the source they are using. This is important so the audience knows the information is coming from a reliable source. The second proof is pathos. Pathos is relevant to rhetoric because it a way for the speaker to grab the audiences attention while speaking. The speaker would do so by speaking with a lot of emotion. This proof is important for the speaker because they will pull their audience into the speech. The last proof is logos, which is relevant

An example of this is giving a speech in front of your classmates about climate change and providing evidence from a scientist who went to Stanford. An example from the primary source is “Democratic Presidential Candidate Acceptance Speech by Barack Obama. August 28th, 2008” on his view of ending the Iraq war. The word pathos in Greek means “suffering” and “experience”, therefore the word pathos can be defined as the emotional appeal in ones speech. An example of this would be grabbing your audiences attention by speaking with a lot of emotion to describe your speech. An example of pathos from the primary source is “I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr. August 28th, 1963” which was spoken with a lot of emotion in front of millions of Americans. Lastly, the word logos comes from the Greek meaning “the inward thought that is expressed”, therefore logos can be defined as speaking with logic. An example of logos would be to persuade your audience with reasoning and information behind the topic you are speaking about. An example from the primary source is “The Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy by Ben Bernanke. August 27th, 2010” which provided logic and reasoning behind employment and household spending. Each of these proofs is relevant to the study of rhetoric because they are each a different way to approach your audience while

This speech was an excellent example of the proof ethos because Obama is crediting himself by saying “I will end this war in Iraq responsibly… I will build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century: terrorism and nuclear proliferation; poverty and genocide; climate change and disease”. By Obama continuing to state what he is going to do, the audience has a better understanding of what is going on in the world around them, and a better understanding of how Obama is going to change things in the country. The example the primary source used for the proof pathos was Martin Luther King Jr’s speech “I Had a Dream”. This speech was an excellent example of pathos because Martin Luther King Jr grabbed his audiences attention by saying things like “I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells” and “You have been the veterans of creative suffering”. These quotes from his speech are so powerful to the people his speaking to. He ends his speech with “…go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed” and I can only imagine the crowd went crazy after he said that. He used such powerful words and connected to his audience which is what pathos is. The final example the