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Super Bowl Ethos Pathos Logos

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The article, “Poetry in motion; Why I’ll be watching the Super Bowl” By Ava Noe, was the less effective argument because of it's unbalanced usage of ethos, pathos, and logos. Even though the argument had weak ethos and logos, pathos in the article well supported the author’s claims. Pathos is used especially when the author says, “Forget the dangers. Forget the use of banned drugs. Forget the commercialism. The value of sports- the value of spectator sports- outstrips all that. Sports is a field of love. We love sports.” This use of pathos helps the author define why the glory of sports outshines possible negatives, as well as inspiring readers to appreciate sports more deeply. The author’s use of ethos is very scarce, however it is used when
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