Sir Ken Robinson Ethos Pathos Logos

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Sir Ken Robinson, winner of the Gordon Parks Award for Achievements in Education and a Knight Bachelor explains how schools are killing our creativity. Robinson proves this by quoting famous artists, reading anecdotes, giving his thoughts/experiences throughout his life, and using the three elements of rhetorical appeals. Sir Ken Robinson explains that from a young age, children are conditioned to only think of one correct answer and to be afraid of failing. Sir Ken Robinson devoted his life to education and became the Director of The Arts in Schools Project. His books mainly consist of educational and inspirational help books.

Throughout the Ted Talk, Ken Robinson uses Pathos. Sir Robinson does this by using different emotionally charged words/stories to connect to the audience. By using the quote “all kids have tremendous talents” he can connect with people and can show that he cares a lot about the children that make the future. Another example of pathos in Sir Robinson's Ted talk is a quote from Picasso, “all children are born artists. The problem is to …show more content…

In the very beginning, he states that "Nobody has a clue, despite all the expertise that's been on parade for the past four days, what the world will look like in five years' time.". This quote shows logos because it uses truth and evidence to back up his statement. This quote could also show ethos because no one knows what the future holds and could make anyone feel anxious about the future. After his opening anecdote, Sir Robinson states “So I want to talk about education, and I want to talk about creativity. My contention is that creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status.” this statement shows both logos and supports Sir Robinson's original stance. The quote uses logos by wanting creativity and education to have the same importance in

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