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Identifying Pathos, Logos, or Ethos Models Directions: Find examples of advertisements (from TV, the internet, YouTube, or magazines/ newspapers) that exemplify the following: 1 ad for pathos, 1 ad for logos, and 1 ad for ethos. You may find that the same ad works for different categories, but still, you should find three unique ads. For each ad, explain in 3+ sentences which rhetorical strategy (pathos, logos, or ethos) is used, provide direct evidence (like a quotation or vivid detail) and explanation of how the strategy is used, and then make an inference as to why you think the strategy is used. For your examples, find a picture exemplifying the product. Then, if this is an image taken directly from the internet, copy and paste the image. If it is from T.V., explain when it was aired (unless from Netflix, Hulu, etc.), and for what program. If it is from YouTube, provide the YouTube link. Color code as I have modeled for you—one color explaining the ad and which strategy, one color for providing direct evidence and an explanation, and one color for your inference/ guess. Remember to use complete sentences in your explanation. Example #1, Ethos: In the above advertisement, an iconic sign luring hungry eaters into the Golden Arches of McDonalds, the McDonald’s corporation attempts to convince the general public to eat at McDonalds primarily through ethos, or an appeal to credibility. Claiming that “billions and billions [have been] served” seems to imply that such credibility has been established by a positive track record through the numerous amount of satisfied customers. Perhaps McDonalds continues to use ethos in advertising because the corporation recognizes that, in recent years, it has been criticized for its unhealthiness through such media publications as Food Inc. and Supersize Me. McDonalds is simply trying to prove that it is still a desirable restaurant.

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Page 1: Identifying Pathos, Logos, and Ethos Models€¦ · Identifying Pathos, Logos, and Ethos Models Author: Melyndee Butterfield Created Date: 2/2/2016 8:40:33 PM

Identifying  Pathos,  Logos,  or  Ethos  Models    

 Directions:  Find  examples  of  advertisements  (from  TV,  the  internet,  YouTube,  or  magazines/  newspapers)  that  exemplify  the  following:  1  ad  for  pathos,  1  ad  for  logos,  and  1  ad  for  ethos.    You  may  find  that  the  same  ad  works  for  different  categories,  but  still,  you  should  find  three  unique  ads.    For  each  ad,  explain  in  3+  sentences  which  rhetorical  strategy  (pathos,  logos,  or  ethos)  is  used,  provide  direct  evidence  (like  a  quotation  or  vivid  detail)  and  explanation  of  how  the  strategy  is  used,  and  then  make  an  inference  as  to  why  you  think  the  strategy  is  used.        For  your  examples,  find  a  picture  exemplifying  the  product.    Then,  if  this  is  an  image  taken  directly  from  the  internet,  copy  and  paste  the  image.    If  it  is  from  T.V.,  explain  when  it  was  aired  (unless  from  Netflix,  Hulu,  etc.),  and  for  what  program.    If  it  is  from  YouTube,  provide  the  YouTube  link.    Color  code  as  I  have  modeled  for  you—one  color  explaining  the  ad  and  which  strategy,  one  color  for  providing  direct  evidence  and  an  explanation,  and  one  color  for  your  inference/  guess.    Remember  to  use  complete  sentences  in  your  explanation.      Example  #1,  Ethos:              

                   In  the  above  advertisement,  an  iconic  sign  luring  hungry  eaters  into  the  Golden  Arches  of  McDonalds,  the  McDonald’s  corporation  attempts  to  convince  the  general  public  to  eat  at  McDonalds  primarily  through  ethos,  or  an  appeal  to  credibility.  Claiming  that  “billions  and  billions  [have  been]  served”  seems  to  imply  that  such  credibility  has  been  established  by  a  positive  track  record  through  the  numerous  amount  of  satisfied  customers.    Perhaps  McDonalds  continues  to  use  ethos  in  advertising  because  the  corporation  recognizes  that,  in  recent  years,  it  has  been  criticized  for  its  unhealthiness  through  such  media  publications  as  Food  Inc.  and  Supersize  Me.    McDonalds  is  simply  trying  to  prove  that  it  is  still  a  desirable  restaurant.            

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       Example  #2,  Pathos:  

   In  the  above  advertisement,  an  adorable  picture  of  a  baby  next  to  a  Michelin  brand  tire,  the  Michelin  company  uses  pathos  to  convince  drivers  to  purchase  their  brand  of  tires.    Michelin  uses  the  slogan,  “because  so  much  is  riding  on  your  tires”  as  an  implication  that  babies  are  valuable  and  must  be  protected,  when  riding  in  cars,  with  the  strongest,  safest,  and  most  reliable  tires  possibly—namely  theirs.    Michelin  likely  uses  pathos  to  convince  the  audience  to  purchase  its  tires  because  those  who  can  afford  the  luxuries  of  more  expensive  tires  for  their  cars  are  generally  those  who  are  raising  families  and  may  have  little  ones  of  their  own  to  protect.        Example  #3,  Logos:    

     YouTube  link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9alLkMQyM0    In  this  television  commercial  convincing  drivers  to  buy  the  Nissan  Leaf,  the  Nissan  company  primarily  uses  logos  to  convince  the  audience  that  this  car  is  one  of  the  best  cars  out  there.    In  a  very  structured,  straight-­‐forward  way,  Nissan  cites  such  facts  as  the  car  getting  an  average  of  29  miles  per  gallon,  to  the  car  going  2.5  times  faster  than  other  cars,  to  the  fact  that  it  seats  five  (despite  its  compact  size),  to  the  fact  that  it  has  a  5-­‐star  overall  rating,  and  more.    The  company  likely  used  ethos  to  appeal  to  its  audience  because  individuals  who  are  eco-­‐friendly  and  desirous  of  such  entities  as  electrical  cars  like  to  have  all  the  facts  laid  out  for  them  in  a  systematic  way.