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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
Chapter 4
Explanation and Analysis—Poor Amy:
After three-year-old Amy Dunn sets a fire in Chapter 4, Lauren reflects on the tragedy of little Amy's life and uses pathos (an appeal to emotion) in her narration:
Poor little Amy Dunn. No one cares about her. Her family feeds her and, now and then, cleans her up, but they don't love her or even like her. Her mother Tracy is only a year older than I am [...] She was 12 when her 27-year-old uncle who had been raping her for years managed to make her pregnant [...] I don't think she'll ever be pretty.
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