EN 2250 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pathos, Courtly Love, Unreliable Narrator
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Includes three primary appeals: pathos, logos, and ethos. The speaker is sharing a sincere emotion with you. Their concern is obviously not phony or fake. Walt disney knows how best to appeal to your emotions; they know the button to press that will make you cry. Example: sir philip sidney"s sonnets which primarily display love and affection, hoping to tap into the empathy of the reader. First assumes that the reader is intelligent enough to grasp the concepts that the speaker is conveying. An assumption of mutual intelligence; the speaker does not assume that the reader is stupid. Ethos: ethics; the appeal to your good, high moral character. This occurs in places of worship; they want to appeal to your better character. They try to show you the figure of the deity, and encourage you to behave like god or.
