ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Ethos, or the appeal to ethics, refers to the effort to convince your audience of your credibility or character. Before you can convince an audience to accept anything you say, they have to accept you.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ethos appeals to the speaker’s status or authority, making the audience more likely to trust them. Pathos appeals to the emotions, trying to make the audience feel angry or sympathetic, for example.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ethos appeals to the writer’s character. Ethos can also be thought of as the role of the writer in the argument, and how credible his/her argument is. Pathos appeals to the emotions and the sympathetic imagination, as well as to beliefs and values.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ethics is a branch of philosophy that deals with identifying, defending and recommending concepts of right and wrong behaviour. Ethos is a term that is used to describe principal beliefs or ideals that form the basis of a community, nation, or ideology.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first appeal-ethos, known as the ethical appeal-pertains to establishing your credibility and authority on the subject you are arguing about. In order for your audience to be persuaded to accept your claim, they must believe that you are a trustworthy person who can knowledgeably speak or write on the matter.