ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Pathos, the emotional appeal, is used to invoke sympathy with meaningful language, a moving tone, or touching stories. Example: “Some people feel they have wasted their lives, but it is never too late to renew a sense of purpose and meaning and make a valuable contribution to the world that only they can make.”

Detailed explanation-2: -Pathos, or the appeal to emotions, refers to the effort to persuade your audience by making an appeal to their feelings. Your audience is more receptive to being persuaded by someone with whom they can identify.

Detailed explanation-3: -Common Examples of Pathos “If we don’t leave this place soon, we’ll be yelling for help. There’s no one to help us here, let’s get out of here and live.” – This statement evokes emotions of fear.

Detailed explanation-4: -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. If you have low pathos the audience is likely to try to find flaws in your arguments.