Ethos, Pathos, and Logos were all used in my recent post this week posted in the Community blog. All three of these strategies were needed in order to get my point across. In addition, I think that when you have to write a persuasive blog that all three strategies are needed. Ethos in a persuasive blog is critical because it helps with merging the bridge of credibility between the reader and the author. Also, ethos creates character in the blog which is needed for the reader to relate. The use of pathos is very important because it creates the emotional element that is needed to draw in the reader to understand the purpose of the blog. There has to be a purpose so that the reader feels an emotional tug on his/her own heart. And then the use of Logos, is just as important because it displays the reasoning behind why the author is writing what he is writing about. This week in my community post I discussed the current pandemic that is taking place in the world today Covid-19. The use of ethos in my post was the fact that I wanted to appeal to the reader through the facts of what has been presented to us already about the concerns of the virus and the importance of staying home as much as possible. The pathos strategy in my post was one that appealed to the author through my own life experience with the recent knowing of a close friend of the family having been diagnosed with Covid-19. This emotional appeal was one that I wanted the reader to understand how much this pains me but how it could pain them if it was someone who they were very close to that was infected by the virus. And then the logos in my post was the reasoning behind why I expressed the “stay home” and not to go out for non-essential goods. Furthermore, I think that all three strategies are effective and connect with a blog and the reader. However, I think that the usage of pathos is probably the most effective and necessary strategy to implement when looking to persuade a reader. The main reason is because the use of pathos is based on the emotional aspect from the author. If the author is able to connect with the reader on an emotional level then the element of persuasion is very easy and the other two strategies will fall into play.
Sunday, April 5, 2020
Unit 3 Personal Blog Post: Persuasive Appeals
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos were all used in my recent post this week posted in the Community blog. All three of these strategies were needed in order to get my point across. In addition, I think that when you have to write a persuasive blog that all three strategies are needed. Ethos in a persuasive blog is critical because it helps with merging the bridge of credibility between the reader and the author. Also, ethos creates character in the blog which is needed for the reader to relate. The use of pathos is very important because it creates the emotional element that is needed to draw in the reader to understand the purpose of the blog. There has to be a purpose so that the reader feels an emotional tug on his/her own heart. And then the use of Logos, is just as important because it displays the reasoning behind why the author is writing what he is writing about. This week in my community post I discussed the current pandemic that is taking place in the world today Covid-19. The use of ethos in my post was the fact that I wanted to appeal to the reader through the facts of what has been presented to us already about the concerns of the virus and the importance of staying home as much as possible. The pathos strategy in my post was one that appealed to the author through my own life experience with the recent knowing of a close friend of the family having been diagnosed with Covid-19. This emotional appeal was one that I wanted the reader to understand how much this pains me but how it could pain them if it was someone who they were very close to that was infected by the virus. And then the logos in my post was the reasoning behind why I expressed the “stay home” and not to go out for non-essential goods. Furthermore, I think that all three strategies are effective and connect with a blog and the reader. However, I think that the usage of pathos is probably the most effective and necessary strategy to implement when looking to persuade a reader. The main reason is because the use of pathos is based on the emotional aspect from the author. If the author is able to connect with the reader on an emotional level then the element of persuasion is very easy and the other two strategies will fall into play.
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I agree; your use of pathos is essential and what you say should resonate in the blog. Think a bit differently about ethos - how does your credibility factor into your post?
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