Study basic vocab on Greek tragedies and basics of Medea.
Appeal credible to listen to, be unbiased, and intelligent.
When:
Describes first-hand experience
Knows someone who has experienced the topic
Is able to cite experts
Sounds well-informed
Knows the latest facts and information
Is able to predict new approaches, ways of thinking, or trends
(the appeal of the author’s character or ethics)
Authority/Credibility/Trustworthiness/
Likeable/Respectable
Appeal to audiences’ emotions, make them feel how you want them to feel.
Used when:
meaningful language, emotion evoking examples, stories of emotional events, and implied meanings.
(the appeal of evoking audience’s emotions)
Psychology
Emotion/Feeling
Denotation versus connotation
Convincing through logic and reason.
How:
Use advanced or theoretical language
Cite facts, statistics, and certain authorities on a subject
Use historical and literal analogies
Construct logical arguments
(the appeal to reason)
Organization
Fact/Statistic/Evidence