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ACTIVITY USING APPEALS

Look over the following scenarios. Discuss how you might employ all three major appeals—ethos, pathos, and logos—and when it might be appropriate to emphasize one over the others.

  1. You are the spokesperson for a student group hoping to convince your school’s administration that your school day ought to start one hour later.

  2. You are speaking to your town’s governing council about an issue in which you have an interest, such as building a new park, ending a curfew, or supporting more school funding.

  3. You are trying to persuade a group of teenagers who are angry about the verdict in a controversial court case to make their protest in an orderly, peaceful manner.

  4. You are the president of the United States hoping to convince Congress and the public to support (or oppose) a military action against another country.