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Without all three of Aristotle's rhetorical appeals an argument or advertisement cannot fully be effective. The rhetorical appeals is a tool of persuasion, but ------ did not use all her tools. Therefore, she did not give an effective argument. There is a large amount of pathos, some ethos, but there are no logos presented in her argument. To improve her argument and make it effective ------ must build on ethos and logos. Ethos was not prevalent in ---- argument she did not show that she could be trustworthy, she demonstrated signs of paranoia the opposite of what ethos represents. A good representation of ethos is to demonstrate to the audience that the author is trustworthy and established, but being a woman from the west is not enough to
Of Aristotle’s three modes of rhetoric, Audre Lorde’s essay is comprised largely by logos complemented by pathos and the least by ethos. Ethos is obvious when she describes herself in terms of social groups, giving credibility to herself to justify her assertions. In her words, Lorde is a “forty-nine-year-old Black lesbian feminist socialist mother of two, including one boy, and a member of an interracial couple.” She explains at the beginning of her essay that she has been identified as an active member of these socially taboo groups and thus has the right to demand attention to her claims. Logos is seen throughout her essay, often following a bold statement. Her arguments not only consist of reasoning but also personal experiences and real-life occurrences, such as Lorde’s question of the lacking representation of poetry by Back women and the horrifying female circumcision supported by Jomo Kenyatta in Africa. Lorde’s use of logos is very effective because it gives the reader a relatable narrative to better understand her bold conclusions. The third mode of Aristotle’s rhetoric is pathos, which Lorde uses to a slightly lesser degree than logos but just as effectively. Examples of Lorde’s use of pathos are her descriptive language, metaphors and lists.
Effectively communicating an idea or opinion requires several language techniques. In his study of rhetoric, Aristotle found that persuasion was established through three fundamental tools. One is logos, which is used to support an argument through hard data and statistics. Another is ethos, which is the credibility of an author or speaker that allows an audience to conclude from background information and language selection a sense of knowledge and expertise of the person presenting the argument. The impact of pathos, however, is the most effective tool in persuasion due to the link between emotions and decisions. Although each of these tools can be effective individually, a combination of rhetorical devices when used appropriately has the ability to sway an audience toward the writer’s point of view.
Aristotle would view Mr. Rice’s readiness to believe the questionable claims stated by the psychic mediums, as being Rice’s attempt to satisfy his wanting to be reconnected with Michelle no matter the cost. Aristotle would view this situation in the context of a virtuous state, because Aristotle defines moral virtue as a way in which an individual behaves in the right manner as a means between deficiency and excess. And these are vices that are seen between moral virtues. Aristotle believes that moral virtue is the only reasonable way to an effective action. What a
In his fight against the conspirator Brutus, Antony made a speech alluding to Brutus’s claims that Julius Caesar damaged the lives of Romans if he continued to live as being false. Brutus claimed that his participation in Julius Caesar’s death was for the benefit of Rome, but Antony, a supporter of Caesar, only participated in the conspirators’ celebration of Caesar’s assassination in order to gain their trust. Brutus, in an attempt to control the plebeians from hearing an account of the assassination that will vilify him, explained his motives first before letting Antony speak. Antony used his speech to attack Brutus and even led the plebeians to ambush Brutus’s home. Antony used Aristotle’s philosophy to lead the plebeians into believing that Caesar was killed for personal gain, and that Brutus’s claims that he honored Rome was in actuality, his desire for Caesar’s power.
Susan B. Anthony's speech on Women's Rights to Vote is effective but has some flaws regarding the imbalance of the rhetorical appeals. During her speech in paragraph one she says, “ [I] simply exercised my citizens rights, guaranteed to me and all United States citizens.” While using the logos appeal, Anthony describes a biased opinion considering her trial. Although she is using logic, her statement is biased and can be counteracted. During the speech, Anthony uses an immense amount of pathos, while skimping on logos. Using the pathos appeal in paragraph five Anthony states, “It is an odious aristocracy; a hateful oligarchy of sex”. Throughout this whole paragraph, there is clear pathos not including the other appeals. This decreases her credibility,
Pollen uses ethos to persuade his audience in his short essay, “The Consumer-A Republic of Fat.” In Rhetorical Appeal, ethos is the credibility of the author. Pollen uses ethos of using a historian to restate his opinion, “As the historian W. J. Rorabaugh tells the story The Alcoholic Republic, we drank the hard stuff at breakfast, lunch and dinner, before work and very often during.” Another example of ethos from the story, Pollon uses a surgeon to give a credible statement about obesity, “According to the surgeon general obesity today is officially an epidemic; it is argueably the most pressing
...she did whatever it took to get done what she thought was needed. It didn’t matter that she was going to be sentenced to death, she said that she would rather die than see her brother disgraced. I guess I can sort of see where these people would be coming from because she was willing to put her own life on the line to do what she felt was right. However, coming from Aristotle’s definitions and standards, I feel like this belief would be incorrect.
Persuasion is a difficult skill to master. One has to take into account the ideologies held by the audience and how those relate to one’s own intentions of changing minds. In order to encourage her troops to fight courageously in defense of England, Queen Elizabeth I utilizes Aristotle’s principles of effective communication that include logos, pathos and ethos in her Speech to the English Troops at Tilbury, Facing the Spanish Armada.
“Do you not feel that your plans are detected? Do you not see that your conspiracy is already arrested and rendered powerless by the knowledge which everyone here possesses of it?” (Cicero). Marcus Tullius Cicero was born on January 3, 106 BCE in modern-day Arpino, Lazio, Italy, where he served as Consul of the Roman Republic for a year in 63 BCE (Rawson, 303). While in office, Cicero was conspired against by Lucius Cataline in an attempt to kill a number of senators to overtake the Roman Republic in the Second Catilinarian Conspiracy (Clayton). Upon learning of Cataline’s intentions, Cicero gave an oration to the Senate in the Temple of Jupiter Stator against Cataline, to which he was surprisingly in attendance, in order to address him and his conspirators proclaiming his knowledge of their plans. Cicero was able to stop the conspiracy and avoid the Republic from falling into the hands of his opposition. Through the execution of five conspirators and the fleeing of Cataline, Cicero was able to put down the rebellion efficiently (Clayton). Cicero’s elaborate use of rhetorical questions, analogies, and mood precipitates an effective message that saves the course of the
In "The Politics", Aristotle would have us believe that man by nature is a political animal. In other words, Aristotle seems to feel that the most natural thing for men to do is to come together in some form of political association. He then contends that this political association is essential to the pursuit of the good life. Finally he attempts to distinguish what forms of political association are most suitable to the pursuit of this good life. In formulating a critique of "The Politics", we shall first examine his claims as to what is natural to man and whether the criterion of the natural is sufficient to demonstrate virtue. We shall then examine what it is about political association that is essential to the pursuit of the good life. In conclusion, we shall see whether Aristotle's recommended mix of oligarchy and democracy is really suited to the practice of the good life.
Throughout the ages there has been many tales, poetry, and writings that date back to the dawn of time about men and women uniting together as one, or finding their other half. One could agree that we have spent time pondering the idea of when we are going to find ‘the one’ or our ‘significant other.’ This questioning and waiting help fuel us for the future and for many of us, keeps us awake at night. “When one of them meets the other half, the actual half of himself - the pair are lost in an amazement of love and friendship and intimacy and one will not be out of the other 's sight.” The Speech of Aristophanes Plato demonstrates through his writing of dialogue how humans spend quite a bit of time searching for their other
According to Thomas Blackson, Aristotle’s “Function Argument” consists of detecting “the particular psychological functioning in which happiness consists” (206). In other words, the Function Argument is basically concentrating on the function of the man or the human being. Then, once this function is identified, one is able to pursue happiness. Moreover, Aristotle’s argument underlines the concept of doing good through our actions/behaviors and using logic in the process. For instance, he implies that “that the human function is the soul's activity that expresses reason or requires reason” (Aristotle I; 1098a). Furthermore, Aristotle describes that our rationalization and our knowledge is what differentiates us from other living organisms,
Explain why arguments with contradictory premises are valid. This principle, referred to as ‘explosion’, is often used as an argument for the necessity of classical logic. Explain the way in which this argument works.
A distinguished historian of philosophy once referred to Aristotle as “the greatest mind produced by the Greeks”. Aristotle performed some of the greatest scientific advances in the fields of biology, psychology zoology and philosophy to name a few. Aristotle’s most notable work in the philosophy was his study on logic. He almost singlehandedly created a foundation for the study of logic that is still viable to this day. While logic is the science of correct reasoning, it is not strictly limited to debate and creating arguments. His study of logic is applied to many scientific fields, one of which includes rhetoric. Rhetoric is the art of using language, whether spoken or written, to persuade others. While Aristotle did not the first to use
For Aristotle, he used the Golden Mean, in every situation which he found to be two vices with mean in the middle. For example, as discussed in class, two vices are cheap and wasteful, the mean being generosity, is the way to live by. “It should be said, then that every virtue causes its possessors to be in a good state and to perform their functions well”. (Aristotle II, 6) Aristotle wants people to live a life of balance and temperance to have a fulfilling and happy life, which he defines as, happiness is the activity of the soul in accordance with virtue. He does make it a point to say that we can’t just be taught in school how to be moral but rather it’s a choice that you have to practice on. Aristotle believes no one is born evil