It seems that the biggest thing on the news the past couple of days has been the GOP tickets and the pregnancy of the daughter of McCain's running mate Palin. I have read so many articles about this political drama. One interesting one that I read on CNN.com was just strictly all the facts about Palin and her family. It talked about all her past positions, what she stood for, and how her family was going to effect her work. Everything that was said about her was said by her. These were the facts, nothing more and nothing less. It made this article that more authentic because it was the facts. The argument had reason and sense for the audience reading it. It honestly made me understand more about her and feel for her.
Now, having completed my reading on pathos, ethos, and logos arguments have a new effect on me. I can see how the person arguing has many different ways to manipulate or work around the audience to get there sympathy, help, and interest. Logos, the topic for today, seems so real because the facts and statistics are there and how can you not believe it?
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It is true that logos could probably be the most convincing of the three appeals because how can you really dispute it? But it was interesting to see in class today, that numbers aren't always used truthfully so they can be skewed to prove a person's point.
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