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Definition of Ethos
Ethos, along with logos and pathos, is one of the three "modes of persuasion" in rhetoric (the art of effective speaking or writing). Ethos is an argument that appeals to... read full definition
Ethos, along with logos and pathos, is one of the three "modes of persuasion" in rhetoric (the art of effective speaking or writing). Ethos is... read full definition
Ethos, along with logos and pathos, is one of the three "modes of persuasion" in rhetoric (the art of effective... read full definition
Chapter 10
Explanation and Analysis—Instructional Literature:
Anna Sewell repeatedly appeals to her reader's sense of ethos in Black Beauty through her use of a uniquely credible narrator. For example, there are several places where Black Beauty comments on the harsh handling of horses by ignorant humans. Describing his feelings about the harshness of the bits his drivers use, he says:
Our mouths are so tender, that where they have not been spoiled or hardened with bad or ignorant treatment, they feel the slightest movement of the driver's hand, and we know in an instant what is required of us.
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