In your opinion, what do you think is the most effective (pathos, logos, or ethos) when writing a paper? In your "Into the Wild" and "American Literature" essays did you focus more on one rhetoric, or did you balance all three? If so why?
In my opinion, I think all three rhetorics are equally important. Although if I was to choose which one I believed was most important I would probably say pathos. Pathos is an appeal to the audience’s ethical judgment. It can be in the form of metaphor, simile, a passionate delivery, or even a simple claim that a matter is unjust. Pathos can be particularly powerful if used well, but most speeches do not solely rely on pathos. Pathos is most effective when the author connects with an underlying value of the reader. 
I like pathos as well. At least to me, as a reader, I find it to be the most effective. If I am reading an academia related piece of writing, I like to know that what I am reading is factual and true. If I am reading for pleasure, I'd rather connect with the piece. In a sense, I guess it depends on who the intended audience is and what kind of information is being presented. A balance isn't always necessary and doesn't always work the best in all cases, however, for the purposes of this class, I hope we all learn how to utilize all three effectively.
ReplyDeletePathos is the second most effective in my opinion, but to each their own. I think commenting on this post is very difficult.
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