Where Is The Love Ethos Pathos Logos

The song Where is the Love by Black Eyed Peas has several examples of logos, ethos and pathos along. It is also a critique of the downhill spiral our society is taking whether it is war, racism, exaggerated media, or selfish adults. The title of the song itself fits into the theme of individuals versus society.

This song stars off grabbing the listener’s attention by asking “what’s wrong with the world mama”(Black Eyed Peas 1). Logos, pathos and ethos are expressed throughout this song. Logos, or logic, is found throughout this song. This song lists several of the logos that still apply today such as the topic of terrorism and war. No matter how hard we try to stop the terrorism whether it is here or around this country society cannot put a stop to it. “A war is going on but the reasons undercover”(Black Eyed Peas 40), makes society think about why society went to war in the first place and why the war is still going on.

This describes the reputation that the United States has. Another example comes from the line “infecting the young minds faster than bacteria, kids want to act like what they see in the cinema”(Black Eyed Peas 67). This lyric goes a long way concerning what kids watch and how that will affect their behavior later on in life.

This song pulls out many examples of pathos. “Can you practice what you preach and would you turn the other cheek”(Black Eyed Peas 48-49) is a line that shows that while society seems concerned about what is going on in the world how many will actually try to make a change?

The line “overseas we try to stop terrorism, but we still got terrorists here living in the USA, the big CIA, the Bloods and the Crips and the KKK”(Black Eyed Peas 5-8) shows that society seems more concerned with trying to solve problems in other countries rather than focusing on solving issues here in our own