

These arguments generate emotionsAnger, fear, jealousy, sympathy, pity, loveImages and descriptive language are especially powerfulBosnia, 1993Logos appeals to logicFacts, evidence, statistics, credible testimony Common senseStatement + proofClaim + supporting evidenceĪnimal Rights AdvocatesRhetorical situationsKeith Grant- Davie (1997) Rhetorical situations and their constituents In the WAW textbook.Įxigence: what is this writing about, why is it needed, what should it accomplish?Rhetor(s): identity of speaker(s)Audience: varied and diverse dependent on situationConstraints: factors that may affect (help or hinder) success of communication context of the situation This information is important to ME and will not be shared with anyone else.ĪrgumentAppealing to your audienceReader and writerĮthos ethical appealsPathos emotional appealsLogos logical appealsĪristotle Ethos presentation of selfCharacter, values, authority of the writerCan you trust the author?Are they credible? credibility speaks to a writers honesty, respect for an audience and its values, and plain old likeability (EAA, p. DawnĪbout MeI am 24 years old.Wife and motherGraduated from TAMUCC in May 2009BA in EnglishGraduate student at TAMUCCMasters in English Rhetoric and CompositionGraduating in May 2012 YAY! First Year Composition InstructorWriting Consultant at the CASA Writing CenterĪbout MeTo learn more about me YOU!Please fill out the first day questionnaire and turn it in.
