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Definition of Logos
Logos, along with ethos and pathos, is one of the three "modes of persuasion" in rhetoric (the art of effective speaking or writing). Logos is an argument that appeals to... read full definition
Logos, along with ethos and pathos, is one of the three "modes of persuasion" in rhetoric (the art of effective speaking or writing). Logos is... read full definition
Logos, along with ethos and pathos, is one of the three "modes of persuasion" in rhetoric (the art of effective... read full definition
Volume 1, Chapter 4
Explanation and Analysis—Futile Reasoning:
In Volume 1, Chapter 4, after Mr. Clare has publicly praised Falkland's poem, Falkland visits a jealous Tyrrel to smooth things over and try to move forward as friends. Godwin uses a fallacy to highlight his novel's critique of logos and calm debate as strategies for dealing with unreasonable tyrants:
Mr Tyrrel, [Falkland said], it is to provide against [...] misconstructions on either part that I have sought you. I know the infirmity of my temper, but at least upon this occasion I am determined not to take any thing ill. If my intention had been to outshine you, should I have come alone?
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Volume 3, Chapter 14
Explanation and Analysis—Extraordinary vs. Good:
In Volume 3, Chapter 14, Caleb runs into Mr. Collins and implores him to believe that he is innocent. Mr. Collins uses logos in his refusal, pointing out that Caleb's self-defense rests on a fallacy:
Unlock with LitCharts A+How is it, said Mr Collins gravely, that you have been reduced to this forlorn condition? Was it not the inevitable consequence of your own actions?
The actions of others, not mine! Does not your heart tell you that I am innocent?
No. My observation of your early character taught me that you would be extraordinary. But unhappily all extraordinary men are not good men; that seems to be a lottery, dependent on circumstances apparently the most trivial.
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