Identifying appeals

Writing practice: Identifying appeals

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Identify the ethical, logical, and emotional appeals of an argument you have been assigned to read (see the discussion of appeals [ethos, logos, pathos] in your handbook). Are the appeals you identify appropriate for the audience and argument? Are they balanced and legitimate or lopsided and misleading? What do you learn about the argument by analyzing its appeals? Take notes in the space below, and then exchange ideas with a classmate.

Question

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Identify the ethical, logical, and emotional appeals of an argument you have been assigned to read. Are these appeals appropriate for the audience and argument? Are they balanced and legitimate or lopsided and misleading? What do you learn about the argument by analyzing its appeals? Take notes in the space below, and then exchange ideas with a classmate.