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Definition of Pathos
Pathos, along with logos and ethos, is one of the three "modes of persuasion" in rhetoric (the art of effective speaking or writing). Pathos is an argument that appeals to... read full definition
Pathos, along with logos and ethos, is one of the three "modes of persuasion" in rhetoric (the art of effective speaking or writing). Pathos is... read full definition
Pathos, along with logos and ethos, is one of the three "modes of persuasion" in rhetoric (the art of effective... read full definition
Key Examples in Hard Times
Book 2, Chapter 4
Explanation and Analysis—Brotherhood:
The union organizer, Slackbridge, appeals to the emotions of the workers in Coketown in an attempt to garner their support. In his speech, Slackbridge uses pathos to appeal to feelings of camaraderie among the workers and anger at their bosses:
“Oh my friends and fellow-sufferers, and fellow-workers, and fellow-men! I tell you that the hour is come when we must rally around one another as One united power, and crumble into dust the oppressors that too long have battened upon the plunder of our families, upon the sweat of our brows, upon the labor of our hands, upon the strength of our sinews, upon the God-created glorious rights of Humanity, and upon the holy and eternal privileges of brotherhood!”
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