The Rhetorical Techniques Of Pathos

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Pathos according to Public Speaking and Civic Engagement textbook is when “seeking information that will connect your topic with your audiences’ feelings, needs, and emotions” (49). Out the three rhetorical techniques pathos is the strongest one of all because it get to humans emotions. Even though it can be the strongest one; it can also be the hardest one to transmit to the audience. In Cicero’s, “On Oratory and Orator” he states: “common usage and the custom and language of all men” (Cicero 9). Meaning to say that when speaking the presenters should use a common language that all men understand. When it comes to the use of pathos; not everyone uses the same language. One language that effects emotionally to everyone no matter what era: safety.