This Chapter covered the iconic Scopes Trial and discussed the methods of persuasion used by prosecutor William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow for the defense. Aristotle defines “the ethos of a speaker can contribute to the persuasive power of a speech” (Covino 40). The ethos between the two men were starkly different. Darrow was heavily influenced by science, while Bryan believed solely on religion. This caused their moral virtue to shift as well, as Darrow valued intellectual freedom and Bryan valued religious authority. But as Covino point out, “the persuasive power of ethos always depends on what audience you have in mind” (Covino 42). The jury were made up of conservatives, so the defense was already at a disadvantage. But because