Marijuana Ethos Pathos Logos

Marijuana has been around for many years, varying in reasons such as medical or recreational in many different countries like the U.S and China. Used as a trial state, Colorado was the first state to legalize marijuana, after it was outlawed in America for almost 80 years. marijuana is a drug used in many different ways as a narcotic or hallucinogen. “Once the marijuana is smoked, THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) and other chemicals in the plant goes into the bloodstream, the user will begin to experience a pleasant euphoria and a sense of relaxation in a matter of time” (Teen Rehab). Proven by scientists that marijuana is a drug that can cause harm mentally and physically to a human’s body, it’s also rising within the age group of under 18, teenagers

Ethos is an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader. There isn’t a credible person in the image to such much support to the cause despite the fact that they use a teenager to demonstrate the young generation and marijuana. A picture of a doctor or a congressman would have increase ethos in the picture. The last rhetorical used in the image being logos. Logos is an appeal to logic and is a way of persuading an audience by reason. “Marijuana adversely affects memory, maturation, motivation and can cause irreversible impact on young brains that aren’t fully developed until roughly age 25” (Citizens Against Legalizing Marijuana). Logically, marijuana is a bad drug that CALM wants to stay off the

With the element of pathos being used in the second image, the big C represents the state Colorado and the plant on top of it, represents the marijuana. “…law enforcement has had challenges identifying drugged drivers and keeping the legal marijuana from leaving the state” (WSPA). Crime regarding towards children and driving as increase through the years’ marijuana has became legal. The background which is of the Colorado flag is yellow and blue which the colors represent caution and inconsistency with change. Colorado was the first state in the U.S to legalize Marijuana and politicians and scientists studied the outcome from afar to see if it would help with the situation or not. Media who favors the legalization of marijuana of course says it’s the greatest thing as others states have followed in their footsteps. Colorado has an increase of usage amongst teenagers who are not of legal age. And the legal age of using marijuana in Colorado is twenty-one. Ethos, another appeal was shown in image two. The audience should believe that the image is credible because they used in actual state, like Colorado as an example. With the last rhetorical appeal being logos, its logical for CALM to use facts given from the state to support their cause, it would make much more sense then using random