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Ars(e) Rhetorica

The Greek philosopher Aristotle identified three methods of persuasion in argumentative writing:  ethos, pathos, and logos.

Pathos is the appeal to emotion.  This method requires tugging at the audience’s heartstrings, tapping into their imagination or identity.
Ethos is the appeal to ethics.  An argument that relies on ethos relies on the authority and credibility of the speaker.
Logos [...]

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