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1、SATEssayGlossaryTheSATEssaywillaskyouhowanauthorusesevidence,reasoning,andstylisticorpersuasiveelementstocraftanargument.Howcanyouquicklydeterminewhichoftheseelementsthewriterisusing,andexactlywhattheyare?Thisglossarywillhelpyougetstarted!Ethos/Pathos/LogosBackintheday,Aristotleidentifiedthreep
2、rimaryformsofpersuasion: AppealstoEthics(Ethos), AppealstoEmotion(Pathos),and AppealstoLogic(Logos).AppealstoEthos areintendedtoestablishaperson'sprofessionalcredibilityorqualificationstomakeaparticularargument.Throughaclaimtoknowledgeandrelevantexperience,thismethodofpersuasionemphasizestheeth
3、icalormoralcharacterandstatureofthepersonwhoisprovidinginformation.Ifthespeakerorwriterwantstoprovideextracredibility,theycanbringinatrustedsourcetobolstertheirargument.Examplesof Ethos:·Now,sinceIamapreacherbycalling,IsupposeitisnotsurprisingthatIhavesevenmajorreasonsforbringingVietnamintothef
4、ieldofmymoralvision.”-MartinLutherKing,Jr.·“I’velivedinthisapartmentcommunityforover20yearsandhavelovedmytimehere.I’veneveroncemadeacomplaint...untilnow.”·“WithtwotermsasGovernorofMissouriunderhisbeltandadecades-longsenatecareer,Mr.GonzaleziseminentlyqualifiedtobecomePresident.”·“Asawhalewatche
5、r,Iseefirsthandonadailybasisjusthowimportantourlocalecosystemsaretothesurvivalofmarinelife.”·“AccordingtoBartelbyHigginbotham,theworld’sforemostauthorityonDaylightSavingTime,‘springingforward’resultsin147extrahoursofproductivityperyear.”AppealstoLogos areintendedtospeakdirectlytotheaudience’sse
6、nseofreasonorlogic.Thesearguments“justmakesense.”Examplesof Logos:·“Inthe100peoplewesurveyedintheblindtastetest,95participantspreferredJoySodaoverFizzyPop.Sincetheyarepricedthesame,weshouldobviouslyserveJoyinourrestaurants.”·“Inthelast25years,thecityofMainvillehasnothadasinglereportedcrime,maki
7、ngitthesafestcityintheworld.”·“Withadismallylowaudiencesize,thisspinoffTVshowisnowherenearasgoodastheoriginal.”·“TherighttofreespeechisnotonlyincludedintheFirstAmendment,butisabasichumanright.Thoseprotestersshouldhavenoproblemrall
