rhetoric + persuasive writing

Question 1

what is ethos

Answer 1

establishing the character and voice of the speaker with two key qualities:
- credibility (authority + honesty)
- rapport (relationship w audience)

Question 2

what is pathos

Answer 2

using linguistic techniques to appeal to the audiences emotion
-metaphors, imagery,
-sentence structure
-syntactic parallelism
-contrasting pairs

Question 3

what is logos

Answer 3

using argument to appeal to the speakers sense of reason
-logical, valid argument
-morality
-using evidence

Question 4

what is an opinion piece

Answer 4

an attempt to persuade someone to a point of view

Question 5

how to analyse a persuasive text

Answer 5

1. what is the logos - what is it trying to persuade us
2. audience - who is it targeting - specific - beliefs
3. ethos/pathos
4. structure

Question 6

how to make a persuasive text

Answer 6

1. specific hook - relate the issue to context
2. explore the issue in the hook
3. involve in other contexts/examples
   4.find the positives/negatives in what your persuading - other pov
4. solution or ways to reduce the issue