Ethos, Pathos, Logos are words that are new to me, but don't think that I will soon forget them in my day to day life as I am challenged and challenge those with different views of mine. These words form a triangle. Each equally important to the other and achieving a balance in the structure of an argument. We start with the beginning of an argument, the topic and reason behind any argument or the logos. Ethos is represented by the ethos of the argument, the person that drives and represents the argument to the audience and in turn represent the audience. I was at a funeral this weekend and my brother in law did the eulogy . It was such a beautifully written piece and no it was not anywhere related to an argument but he was delivering a topic to an audience that was receptive of his thoughts. He voiced the loss we all felt but tried to convince us to be joyful and to celebrate in this person's life. This is what pathos is I think, I might be wrong, but the way he delivered the message and touched his audience in order to soothed the pain was amazing. He is a great speaker and he was able to tie in all our memories and feelings about the deceased that made everyone reminisce about the wonderful life she led and rejoice in knowing she is in a better place. He changed our way of thought.
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