Powerpoint over how to recognize appeals being used in persuasive essays such as speeches, or other non-fiction materials. Worksheet to accompany ppt can be obtained by contacting me at jfergus2@houstonisd.org

4. Rhetorical Chart The core of the rhetorical chart is purpose —What does the author/speaker cartoonist/filmmaker/advertiser want the reader/listener/viewer to Feel? Think? Do? Author’s Purpose Logos Ethos Pathos

11. Do the same thing with this phrase “ giving of blood” This phrase creates a feeling of…. The words “giving blood” reminds me of…. In summary, discuss in two sentences the emotional appeal (pathos) expressed by Bush in his address to Congress. Use evidence from the excerpt to back-up your opinion.

14. Analyze the logical appeal on your worksheet “ Svante Arrhenius calculated…” “ my teacher, Roger Revelle, and… Dave Keeling…” What do the experts bring to the article? Write that in the box. What does the scientific research do for Gore’s Conclusion? Write that in the box.

15. Write a sentence that identifies the logical appeal and provides text evidence For example: Gore uses logical appeal to convince the reader that CO2 is a hazard to our environment and climate when he states that “CO2 is invisible, tasteless and odorless—which has helped keep the truth [hidden]….”