Before beginning your essay, you should identify your audience in order to determine which persuasive techniques (logos, pathos,
or ethos) will be the best fit. In the space below, explain the demographics of the audience you might expect to hear your speech. Then, explain which of the three persuasive techniques is most important for you to use in convincing your audience about your point. Explain your reasoning. Your response should be a minimum of ten sentences.
It is important to understand the demographics of our audience.
Explanation:
Understanding demographics of the audience means to understand what kind of audience it is. We analyse their understanding and beliefs. For example: the way one delivers a speech to children would be different from the way speech is delivered to professors or to corporate people.
Logos is a technique by which audience is convinced with the help of reasoning which has facts and figures. Ethos is a technique in which the speaker establishes a trust or credibility with the audience. Pathos is an emotional appeal or it is way to persuade the audience by evoking their emotions.
Depending on the audience, relevant technique should be used. If one is addressing students, one could use pathos. If one is addressing the farmers for their issues, logos could be used to help them understand things better. Ethos could be used for group of professors as they are learned individuals and should believe in the speaker.
<span>The sentence in this excerpt from Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich that suggests that Ivan Ilyich and his wife couldn’t even agree on how to raise their children is the penultimate one - </span><span>Ivan Ilyich wanted to put him in the School of Law, but to spite him Praskovya Fedorovna entered him at the High School. It shows that they disagreed on where their children should be educated. </span>
