Question

Use either Pathos, Ethos, or Logos to make a rhetorical appeal for why teachers should accept late work!

Answer 1

Pathos: Teachers sometimes do not realize that students have other responsibilities outside of school. Responsibilities such as taking care of younger siblings, working may be more difficult than expected. Teachers do not know that some students are babysitting their siblings because their parents work all day. Students may be working because their parents are struggling with the bills, which keeps the student under constant stress. These responsibilities go deeper than one would think, and can affect when a student will be able to do work. Especially now in a pandemic where depression and loneliness are at an all time high, students may not have the energy or motivation to do their work, but if they eventually do it, it should be graded. Not grading late work may put the student in a deeper pit and sometimes will make the student not turn it in at all. Work is better late than never so if I student turns it in late it should be graded. Everyone has things outside of school, sometimes laziness is not the cause of late work.