LITERATURE QUESTIONS
INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY STUDIES
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Pathos refers to a writer’s presentation of character and image.
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Pathos refers to a writer’s ability to present evidence.
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Pathos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire action in readers.
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Pathos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire emotional responses in readers.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pathos, or the appeal to emotion, means to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel.
Detailed explanation-2: -Empathy, sympathy and pathetic are derived from pathos. Pathos is to persuade by appealing to the audience’s emotions. As the speaker, you want the audience to feel the same emotions you feel about something, you want to emotionally connect with them and influence them.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pathos Examples You can see examples of pathos in language that draws on your audience’s emotions: If we don’t move soon, we’re all going to die! Can’t you see how dangerous it would be to stay?
Detailed explanation-4: -What is the definition of Pathos? Pathos is a Greek word that means both suffering and experience. It’s the root of the words empathy and pathetic. Pathos is when we use emotional appeal – rather than logical arguments – to get people to do something. It’s when we ‘tug on the heartstrings’ or ‘dial up the emotions’.