persuasive appeals – techniques used to persuade an audience 1) appeal to ethos 2) appeal to...
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Persuasive Appeals – Techniques Used to Persuade an Audience 1) Appeal to ETHOS 2) Appeal to PATHOS3) Appeal to LOGOS
What is a Persuasive Appeal?An argument that a
speaker/writer directs toward a certain belief/feeling/attitude that his/her audience holds
Allows speaker/writer to tailor his/her argument in the best possible way according to his/her audience’s needs/desires
Appeals to ETHOS: -Based on the
authority/credibility of the writer
-Writer must convince the audience of his/her good character, good sense, and good motives
-Created through known experience, expertise, credentials/certificiation, polished presentation of material
Appeals to Pathos: -use emotions to persuade -attempt to persuade by making reader/listener feel guilt,
love, security, greed, pity, humor, etc. -shown through vivid, emotional language, and sensory
details -are sometimes dangerous—when used as the main
support for an argument, they may be masking weak arguments
Appeals to Logos: -normally considered
most effective appeal -based on the logic,
facts, and evidence, which is usually considered to be most important to readers/listeners
-shown through details, statistics, expert testimony of a credible source, facts, definitions, witness statements
Geico Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWBhP0EQ1lA
What is the appeal?
Nike Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RERnwAEkd04
What is the appeal?
Animal Fund Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gspElv1yvc
What is the appeal?
Orkin Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ-JQ_bc9ag
What is the appeal?
Doritos Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY4L1ihRkaY
What is the appeal?
Persuasive Appeals
Based on what you have seen, which persuasive appeal would you say is most effective? Why? Cite at least two specific examples to prove your point.