Identifying appeals

As you write: Identifying appeals

Using the questions in the chart in section A3-b, 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.

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Question

Using the questions in the chart in section A3-b, 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.