FORMS OF APPEAL Flashcards
1
Q
Three forms of appeal
A
- Pathos
- Logos
- Ethos
2
Q
presenting facts (“Thy will be done” is apparently logos)
A
Logos
3
Q
using emotions over facts (crying in public, begging, appeal to fear, violence, and anger)
A
Pathos
4
Q
Which is more effective? Logos or pathos?
A
Logos because you exert less efforts to understand the context of scenarios.
5
Q
not permanent/fixed, changes from person to person, based from the audience
A
Ethos
6
Q
How do you look credible?
A
- Look respectable physically
- Make credentials look presentable
- Moral character
7
Q
What are the 3 Cs of ethos?
A
Character, competence, composure
8
Q
Why is the notion that your ethos is “as good as your last show”?
A
This just means your ethos is subject to another day of reckoning/judgment after every performance. So, even if you perform bad one time, you may perform better the next time (or vice versa).
