Response #8
This past week we discussed the persuasive interview. The goal of a persuasive interview is to influence attitudes, values and beliefs of a person. The most common way rhetors persuade their audience is through the use of ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos is when a person is persuasive based on their authority and/or character. For instance the president may persuade people because he is the most important person in the country. Pathos is a persuasive element based on emotional appeal. This is evident in television commercials where they want people to donate money to fundraisers for those in poverty in other countries. The last persuasive element is logos which utilizes logical appeal or reasoning. When in groups, a member may have a particular idea to figure out an answer to the problem. When the person is explaining how to solve the problem, they are using logos.
April 24th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
good!