Rhetorical Analysis Of Letter By Albert Einstein

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In 1936, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to a sixth grade student, Phyllis Wright, answering her question “as to whether scientists pray, and if so, what they pray for.”. His response is rhetorically effective through his correct usage of ethos, logos, and the rhetorical triangle. In this letter ethos is established immediately, not only by the way he presents his information in thoughtful and organized way but by what the reader already knows about him. Einstein is a recognized scientist known for his general theory of relativity, he even won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1921, and was considered “an international symbol of genius”(Editor). It is no surprise by his level of intelligence and his reputation that Einstein is a credible source