Ethos Pathos Logos

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Communication has been around since there has been life on earth. We communicate in two different ways; verbally and non-verbally. Verbal communication is talking, singing, basically, using our voice. Non-verbal communication is facial expressions, body language, eye contact and sign language. People may not realize it, but they communicate non- verbally all of the time, even when there isn’t any word said. It is basic human instinct to communicate whether it be for an emergency or just for entertainment. Since the up rise of the internet, cell phones, and technology, there has been an increase of communication in between people; most of the time, it is non-verbal communication.
In recent years, the way people communicate has started going …show more content…

Ethos is the credibility someone has. Logos is the logic or reasoning someone use. Pathos is the emotion someone has. People use these concepts of rhetoric to communicate with each other. Ethos is for what is called professionals; for the people who have a deeper understanding of the topic of discussion. Examples of the type of people that use ethos are anybody with a higher education in the health field, scientist, famous people. Logos is used to make the topic make sense to people. Examples of the type of people who use logos are business people, people of the law, and salesman. Pathos plays on human’s basic emotions: happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise, and disgust. Examples of people who use pathos are protestor, television, and …show more content…

A pencil is a form of paint brush, a blank canvas can be turned in the most beautiful and colorful masterpiece that the creator didn't even know about in the beginning. Writing is how people get their thoughts and emotions out, thoughts and emotions are not technicality, they are a basic human action. Everybody can learn about the technicalities of writing, but the way people write will be the same. Humans want original thoughts and not the same- old ideas that they can get from someone else. By writing only with the technicalities, makes the paper basic, boring, and expected. People can tell when someone got caught up in the technicalities of writing, instead of writing the way they want

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