Monday, March 10, 2008

What's your favorite appeal?

My favorite appeal is the appeal to logos. I think that logical points and arguments are what makes a paper strong and tangible. The ability to draw upon logic and make inferences that makes sense to readers is what makes and argument believable and compelling. Usually appeals to logos show evidence, which adds validity to a paper, proving that the write knows what he or she is talking about. When a writer, for example, argues that jail overcrowding is an issue, and gives the statistics and figures for the limited amount of space, they become more believable and credible in a sense that they can back their argument up with real life evidence. In my papers, I love to make parables and logical connotations to show that what I am talking about is substantial. I do this by tying the topic into past, personal experience using a common sense method.
This is turn, evokes appeals to pathos because the reader identifies and trusts a person who can show proof to what they are discussing. This connection can be made through appeals to logos. I think evidence and logic is just as important as appeals to ethos. Credibility is created with evidence and sources, just as one would with personal experience that doesn’t connect with common sense and reality. Not only are appeals to logos my favorite, but I feel that they can sometimes be more significant and evoke the same appeals as does appeals to pathos and ethos.

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