USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

WOMENS SUFFRAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This term refers to an argument that appeals to one’s emotions
A
Logos
B
Pathos
C
Ethos
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

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: -Pathos appeals to the emotions, trying to make the audience feel angry or sympathetic, for example. Collectively, these three appeals are sometimes called the rhetorical triangle.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Greek word páthos means “experience, misfortune, emotion, condition, ” and comes from Greek path-, meaning “experience, undergo, suffer.” In English, pathos usually refers to the element in an experience or in an artistic work that makes us feel compassion, pity, or sympathy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Using pathos is a very common tactic in argument or persuasion. Appealing to emotion can be a very effective means of sharing your frame of mind and persuading your audience to agree with your point of view. Examples of pathos in persuasion or debate include: Opinion pieces.

Detailed explanation-5: -Put simply, ethos refers to persuasion based on the credibility or authority of the speaker, pathos refers to persuasion based on emotion, and logos refers to persuasion based on logic or reason.

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