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  1. Feb 2022
    1. analysis is to make us better producers of persuasion, the immediate purpose here is to see the tools available for analysis, as this brief consideration of two opposing audiences illustrates. LOGOS The third kind of proof, according to Aristotle, that rhetors may use to appeal to their audiences is logos. You may readily associate the term with “logic,” and while there is some reason for doing so, we shouldn't think too narrowly about logic when conceiving logos as a mo

      The most interesting/helpful idea here is logos= logic. It's not about emotion or facts, it's using logic to inform the audience/ reader. The four parts help me understand logos the best. They are the claim, data to support it, a warrant connecting the data to the claim, and backing. This is a solid structure to follow when using logos.

    2. e call this kind of proof pathos, and as its adjectival form (pathetic) suggests, it has much to do both with the emotions of the audience and with the thetor’s ability to share those emotions (hence: empath

      The author confirmed my ideas about pathos because the author explains in this quote that pathos is all about emotion. The emotional appeal to the audience is portrayed through pathos. The emotion is intense and the feelings have to be strong.

    3. . In this sense, ethos is synonymous with character or persona. Everyone has a character (even homes and other objects are described as having a particular character). The question here is what kind of character a person has: reliable? lazy? considerate? haughty? responsible? corrupt?

      have a question about how homes and objects can have character. I'm a little confused on what that means and how it would be portrayed in a text. If I had to guess it would be similar to a person like the examples provided for us over in the quote. But I'm not sure. Is this persona a thing that we have to figure out or does the text tell us or both or neither.

  2. Jan 2022
    1. Keep in mind that we have a tight schedule and falling behind – even just a little – can have a significant impacton your ability to produce quality work.

      staying on top of tasks is super important and you don't want to get behind