ACTIVITY Combining Appeals

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Select one of the following rhetorical situations, and discuss how you would establish your ethos and appeal to logos and pathos.

  • You are trying to persuade your skeptical parents that a “gap year”—taking a year off between high school graduation and college—will be beneficial.
  • You have been asked to make a presentation to your school’s principal and food-service staff to propose healthier food choices in the cafeteria at a time when the overall school budget is constrained.
  • You are making the case for the purchase of a specific model and make of car that will best fit your family’s needs and resources.
  • You are the student representative chosen to go before a group of local businesspeople to ask them to provide financial support for a proposed school trip.

Question

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ACTIVITY Combining Appeals: Select one of the following rhetorical situations, and discuss how you would establish your ethos and appeal to logos and pathos.