For this paper you will need to carefully examine an argument and assess the effectiveness of its use of ethos and pathos.
To organize the body of your essay, you will have to 1) evaluate the ethos of the argument (is the author knowledgeable about the issue? Are they fair? Do they build a bridge to their audience? Do they demonstrate professionalism? How? Why? Why not?). It may take multiple paragraphs to discuss ethos and 2) analyze the pathos of the essay (for example, do they resort to the use of concrete language? Use specific examples and illustrations? Use narratives? Use appropriate analogies, words and metaphors? Why? Why not? For what purpose?) For a good discussion of ethos and pathos, please refer to the reading discuss in class, titled “Moving your Audience: Ethos, Pathos and Kairos.”
