Pathos, Logos, & Ethos
Fallacies
Assignments
Oct 20/21: Pathos
- Read through this PowerPoint about pathos. After reading the excerpts from President Obama's speech and Martin Luther King's letter, answer questions 1-5 (the questions are towards the end of the PowerPoint).
Oct 27/28: Sinners and Safety Belts
- After reading Johnathan Edward's Puritan sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," analyze the ethos by answering the following two questions:
- Edwards struck fear into the hearts of his listeners in order to persuade them to act to avoid everlasting punishment. With your partner, identify a specific metaphor (a comparison) in the sermon that you think is the most persuasive. Explain why you chose this particular metaphor?
- Edwards believed that fear is a great motivator, yet many philosophers and politicians have disagreed. For example, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in his first inaugural address, made this famous comment about fear: “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” What do you think of the use of fear as a motivator? What emotional appeals might work better than fear? Explain. Your response should be one full paragraph (7-10 sentences).
- Write and illustrate an ad that advocates wearing seat belts. Use words, images, and—most importantly—pathos to make your to persuade you audience to wear seat belts. Your advertisement should be colorful, aesthetically pleasing, and neat; include a motto or slogan; and show consideration for the intended audience. *NOTE: While I'm not grading your artistic ability, I expect your final product to look well-done. *
Oct 29/30: Fallacies Group Presentation
- You will get into groups of 3 students and teach the class about an assigned fallacy. Here is the assignment. Here is my example. Here is the rubric.
Oct 31/Nov 3: Fallacies Group Presentation continued
- Continue working on your presentation with you group.
Nov 4/5: Fallacies Group Presentation continues
- Today you will be presenting your fallacy to the class. When you are not presenting, you are responsible for listening, participating, and learning all of the fallacies. There will be a test on these terms next time.
Nov 6/7: Fallacies Quiz
- After the presentations, we took a quiz on quiz on the fallacies. Come see me to make-up the quiz.
Nov 4/5: Article of the Week 5
- Complete AoW 5 "Rise of the Machines." Make sure to annotate the article and write a one page response using at least two MLA in-text citations.