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  2. Pathos - Wikipedia

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    The "appeal to pity", as it is classified in Rhetorica ad Herennium, is a means to conclude by reiterating the major premise of the work and tying while incorporating an emotional sentiment. The author suggests ways in which to appeal to the pity of the audience: "We shall stir pity in our hearers by recalling vicissitudes of future; by ...

  3. Modes of persuasion - Wikipedia

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    Pathos (plural: pathea) is an appeal to the audience's emotions. [6]: 42 The terms sympathy, pathetic, and empathy are derived from it. It can be in the form of metaphor, simile, a passionate delivery, or even a simple claim that a matter is unjust. Pathos can be particularly powerful if used well, but most speeches do not solely rely on pathos.

  4. Rhetorical stance - Wikipedia

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    The original version includes only three points: the writer/speaker (ethos), the audience (pathos), and the message itself (logos). All the points affect one another, so mastering each creates a persuasive rhetorical stance. [9] The rhetorical tetrahedron carries those three points along with context. Context can help explain the "why" and "how ...

  5. Rhetoric - Wikipedia

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    pathos the use of emotional appeals to alter the audience's judgment through metaphor, amplification, storytelling, or presenting the topic in a way that evokes strong emotions in the audience logos the use of reasoning, either inductive or deductive, to construct an argument

  6. Glossary of rhetorical terms - Wikipedia

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    Ethos – a rhetorical appeal to an audience based on the speaker/writer's credibility. Ethopoeia – the act of putting oneself into the character of another to convey that person's feelings and thoughts more vividly. Eulogy – a speech or writing in praise of a person, especially one who recently died or retired.

  7. The Best Vampire Movies of All Time - AOL

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    More than that, The Godfather director saw an earnest romance in Bram Stoker's much-adapted story, and his gloriously ornate take on the material is gloriously carnal, deepening Dracula’s pathos ...

  8. Campaign rhetoric of Barack Obama - Wikipedia

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    A motif is a rhetorical device that involves the repeated presence of a concept, which heightens its importance in a speech and draws attention to the idea. Obama's motifs became so recognizable that the main motifs, Change and Hope, became the themes for the 2008 presidential campaign of every candidate, from Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator John McCain.

  9. When does 'No Good Deed' come out? How to watch Ray ... - AOL

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    Featuring Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano, Netflix's new dark comedy "No Good Deed" is "about the highs and lows of searching for a safe, happy home."