Websites
These seven websites explore how classical rhetoric is used by different cultures. Each website compares two cultures' use of a rhetorical proof, and each contains a podcast focusing on how one of the cultures uses that proof. The authors conducted both interviews and scholarly research to gather and analyze their data.
Ethos of Mechanical Engineering & English Majors
This website compares how Mechanical Engineering and English undergraduate students create credible identities for themselves in their schoolwork and their writing, view credibility in their professors, and learn about credibility from their professors. The authors of this website define ethos as credibility, and they discuss the ancient Greeks’ distinction between invented ethos and situated ethos. They come to the conclusion that Mechanical Engineering and English students both value the speaker’s reputation, but in different ways. A professors’ expertise on the subject matter has greater value in Mechanical Engineering. Finally, Mechanical Engineering students place greater value on situated ethos, while English students do so on invented ethos.
This website compares how Mechanical Engineering and English undergraduate students create credible identities for themselves in their schoolwork and their writing, view credibility in their professors, and learn about credibility from their professors. The authors of this website define ethos as credibility, and they discuss the ancient Greeks’ distinction between invented ethos and situated ethos. They come to the conclusion that Mechanical Engineering and English students both value the speaker’s reputation, but in different ways. A professors’ expertise on the subject matter has greater value in Mechanical Engineering. Finally, Mechanical Engineering students place greater value on situated ethos, while English students do so on invented ethos.
Ethos in the Serving Industry
This website discusses how servers in casual restaurants and bartenders in college bars use invented and situated ethos in their relationships with coworkers and patrons. Servers gain patrons’ trust by being honest without making the establishment look bad, and patrons gain servers’ trust by giving them adequate tips. On the other hand, bartenders’ ethos becomes apparent in their customers’ decisions such as what they order and how much they are willing to spend. The authors conclude that classical ethos is still widely at use in the serving industry but workers are not aware they are using it.
This website discusses how servers in casual restaurants and bartenders in college bars use invented and situated ethos in their relationships with coworkers and patrons. Servers gain patrons’ trust by being honest without making the establishment look bad, and patrons gain servers’ trust by giving them adequate tips. On the other hand, bartenders’ ethos becomes apparent in their customers’ decisions such as what they order and how much they are willing to spend. The authors conclude that classical ethos is still widely at use in the serving industry but workers are not aware they are using it.
Pathos in Comics and Erotica
In this website, the authors look at how pathos is prevalent in comics and erotica literature. The website is aimed toward helping college students “see how rhetoric and its emotional components continue to shape what we read today.” The authors focus on how pathos makes information become meaningful and alive. They find that readers of erotica feel more connected to characters by reading about those characters’ sexual experiences. Comics, on the other hand, appeal to readers’ emotions through their use of compelling images. In both genres, pathos allows readers to “feel a connection to what [they] are reading.” That connection keeps them invested and engaged in the story, drawing them back for more.
In this website, the authors look at how pathos is prevalent in comics and erotica literature. The website is aimed toward helping college students “see how rhetoric and its emotional components continue to shape what we read today.” The authors focus on how pathos makes information become meaningful and alive. They find that readers of erotica feel more connected to characters by reading about those characters’ sexual experiences. Comics, on the other hand, appeal to readers’ emotions through their use of compelling images. In both genres, pathos allows readers to “feel a connection to what [they] are reading.” That connection keeps them invested and engaged in the story, drawing them back for more.
Pathos in Fandoms: Harry Potter vs Walking Dead
This website examines how pathos appears in Harry Potter and The Walking Dead. The authors focus on how pathos provides a common humanity among people because two very different people can feel similar emotions. They discuss how J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, uses pathos by allowing readers to follow the main character as he grows up. Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead, pulls viewers in by making them experience the characters’ hope, fear, loyalty, and bravery. Ultimately, the website’s authors argue that though Harry Potter and The Walking Dead are at opposite ends of the emotional spectrum, they both built large fan followings because of their extensive use of pathos.
This website examines how pathos appears in Harry Potter and The Walking Dead. The authors focus on how pathos provides a common humanity among people because two very different people can feel similar emotions. They discuss how J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, uses pathos by allowing readers to follow the main character as he grows up. Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead, pulls viewers in by making them experience the characters’ hope, fear, loyalty, and bravery. Ultimately, the website’s authors argue that though Harry Potter and The Walking Dead are at opposite ends of the emotional spectrum, they both built large fan followings because of their extensive use of pathos.
Pathos in Student Organizations
This website looks at how two student organizations at Michigan State University, Greenpeace and ONE LIFE, use pathos to express their ideas to communities. The authors interviewed Greenpeace members as well as the leader, the social media chair, and a newer member of ONE LIFE. The authors cite knowing one’s audience as being an important aspect of being persuasive. In drawing connections between the two organizations’ use of pathos, they find that both organizations use pathos “to attract new members and also to keep current members involved and impassioned in what the organization stands for.” However, they find that Greenpeace uses pathos in more sophisticated ways because it is older and more experienced than ONE LIFE.
This website looks at how two student organizations at Michigan State University, Greenpeace and ONE LIFE, use pathos to express their ideas to communities. The authors interviewed Greenpeace members as well as the leader, the social media chair, and a newer member of ONE LIFE. The authors cite knowing one’s audience as being an important aspect of being persuasive. In drawing connections between the two organizations’ use of pathos, they find that both organizations use pathos “to attract new members and also to keep current members involved and impassioned in what the organization stands for.” However, they find that Greenpeace uses pathos in more sophisticated ways because it is older and more experienced than ONE LIFE.
Pathos in the LGBTQ and Ally Communities
This website examines how the LGBTQ and Ally communities use pathos to persuade people to support their cause. When interviewing members of the communities, the authors found that both find “putting a face on the issue,” or humanizing the issue of gay rights, to be a highly persuasive tactic. They believe that making people care about an issue makes them enact change. However, both communities also value the use of facts, or logical appeals. They find that “arguments are more effective when they go beyond just emotion and add considerations that make people think as well as feel.”
This website examines how the LGBTQ and Ally communities use pathos to persuade people to support their cause. When interviewing members of the communities, the authors found that both find “putting a face on the issue,” or humanizing the issue of gay rights, to be a highly persuasive tactic. They believe that making people care about an issue makes them enact change. However, both communities also value the use of facts, or logical appeals. They find that “arguments are more effective when they go beyond just emotion and add considerations that make people think as well as feel.”
Pathos Used In College Classrooms
This website examines how pathos is used by Professors of Elementary Education and Professors of Rhetoric and Writing. The authors argue that emotions play an important part in helping students learn. They find that Rhetoric and Writing professors and graduate students tend to value using pathos wisely and being able to analyze it. While Elementary Education professors are less aware of using pathos in the classroom, they are highly aware of the effects of emotion in educational settings. The authors conclude that pathos is “inseparable” from ethos and logos and it enjoys enormous use both inside and outside the classroom.
This website examines how pathos is used by Professors of Elementary Education and Professors of Rhetoric and Writing. The authors argue that emotions play an important part in helping students learn. They find that Rhetoric and Writing professors and graduate students tend to value using pathos wisely and being able to analyze it. While Elementary Education professors are less aware of using pathos in the classroom, they are highly aware of the effects of emotion in educational settings. The authors conclude that pathos is “inseparable” from ethos and logos and it enjoys enormous use both inside and outside the classroom.
