Milos Yiannopoulos Ethos Pathos Logos

In review, Milos Yiannopoulos uses ethos pathos and logos to convince his audience. It is made clear in his UC Davis speech that he appeals the emotions of the marchers, or he uses pathos to appeal to the emotions of the crowd. Specifically, he appeals to their disgruntled attitudes, after their rally was disrupted by violent protesters. By criticizing and demeaning the counter protestors, he gains the laughs and hearts of the audience. He also appeals to logos or reasoning in his article regarding the cutting odd of the government funding that UC Berkley receives. Finally, overall, he appeals to ethics or ethos, throughout his entire conflict with the college faculty. His primary argument, with the faculty at the UC Berkley and other University of California schools, is that they, as a separate and yet whole entity, are preventing the right to free speach; that every citizen is born with. Yiannopolous, though not born in America, is legally here in America. He is able to enjoy the right of free speech as all Americans do. Through the three primary modes of rhetoric, he is able to convince the audience and people to his side of the argument.

Through emotion, the people in the crowd rally behind him. Rather than rally behind the dissenter in the 49er’s hat, the crowd rallies behind Milo. Why does this happen? Milo appeals to reason and logic, providing solid, or solid enough facts, and putting his own outrageous label on them. One would notice that the crowd pays little attention to the dissenters in the UC Davis march video. I believe that because they do not make the facts “interesting” or add the same flare to the acts, as Milo does; they are simply not heard. Sometimes being able to make the truth interesting, is the way to convince people that you are more correct over those that rival