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Ethos

Ethos—a rhetorical device that refers to the credibility or ethical appeal of the speaker.  Ethos is crucial to persuading an…

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Logos

Along with ethos and pathos, logos is one of the three classical persuasive techniques. Logos appeals to logic and reason.…

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Rhetoric

Rhetoric is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, particularly the use of figures of speech and other…

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Pathos

Pathos, a rhetorical tool used to appeal to the audience's emotions, often to persuade or move them to action. That…

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Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

Ethos, pathos, and logos combine to form a mode of persuasion that has ancient roots. Ethos appeals to the credibility…

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Speaking Vocabulary

Words and Terms related to speaking and speechwriting: Adynaton [ad-uh-NAY-ton]: A form of hyperbole in which the exaggeration is so…

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