As a volunteer for the Peace Corps, Samuel Eddens saw first hand the devastation caused by extreme poverty. Working with childre
n, always the biggest victims of poverty, was the hardest part of Mr. Edden's experience. He believes he will never forget their eyes as they silently begged for help, too hungry to move, much less run around and play like children should. Which two forms of rhetoric are used in the example?
A. Ethos and pathos
B. Pathos and logos
C. Ethos and cosmos
D. Ethos and logos
Among the different modes used to persuade an audience, in this example we can clearly identify the exercise of <em>"Ethos and Pathos"</em> as form of rhetoric.
The mode <em>"Ethos"</em> is used to build an argument on <em>ethics</em> or the credibility of someone, explicit on <em>"As a volunteer for the Peace Corps, Samuel Eddens saw..."</em>
and the mode <em>"Pathos"</em>, a word from Greek origins which means <em>"suffering"</em> and root of words like<em>"Empathy"</em>, is used to build arguments relaying on strong emotions such as compassion, explicit on <em>"...their eyes as they silently begged for help". </em>Thereby the answer is (A.)
A hunter would protect himself from the bear by using a high powered rifle and a tree stand. The bear would protect itself from the hunter by climbing said tree and killing the hunter.
Josh and JB's dad. As a young man, Dad was known as "Da Man" and played professional basketball in Europe. At some point in his career, he received a championship ring, which the boys covet in the present. ... After about a week in a coma, Dad wakes up around Christmas.
