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persuasive language lets focus on pathos how can you incorporate pathos…

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persuasive language
lets focus on pathos
how can you incorporate pathos?

  • you can use descriptive language and imagery, which evokes emotions. (\this life - saving dishwasher will enhance your life and lighten your load.\)
  • you can identify values / emotions which relate particularly to your audience, and play on them. (\i know you care for your family, so...\)
  • you can use personal stories to appeal to the sympathies and emotions of your audience. (\when i lost my job, i knew how important it was to...\)

examples:

> if you dont go on this holiday you will regret it. you dont want to live with regrets, do you?
> you love your dog; so buy this dog food, as it will help him to get all his nutrients.
> you have been poorly treated. you have been taken advantage of. now is the time to take action.

pathos is an appeal to emotion; it is a means of convincing an audience by creating an emotional response.
why use pathos? if your audience is emotionally invested and engaged with your cause or argument, they are more likely to be persuaded.
task one: for each of the following, explain how pathos is used (you must identify the emotional appeal).

explain
1\if you dont purchase this life insurance, and something happens to you, how will your family survive?\
2\we have been mistreated, abused and oppressed. they have benefited from our suffering and we must act now!\
3\we live in a great democracy. so donate now and support the troops who are protecting our freedom.\
4\just eat and dont complain. children in africa are starving and would give anything to have that plate of food.\
5\caring for the environment may not change your life, but it will change the lives of your children.\

task two: for each of the following scenarios, write your own persuasive sentences using pathos:

  1. you are trying to persuade members of your class to volunteer to tutor underprivileged children.
  1. you are attempting to convince a friend to join your sports team.
  1. you are trying to persuade an audience that they should buy a particular brand of cereal.

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

The problem involves analyzing and creating persuasive language using pathos, which relates to the study of rhetoric and persuasive communication. The subfield of Linguistics (under Arts) deals with language use, including persuasive techniques like pathos. For TASK ONE, we analyze each statement's emotional appeal; for TASK TWO, we craft sentences that evoke emotions.

TASK ONE Explanations (selected examples):
  1. "If you don’t purchase this life insurance, and something happens to you, how will your family survive?"

Appeals to fear (of family suffering) and responsibility. The speaker makes the audience worry about their family’s well - being without financial support, urging them to buy insurance to protect their loved ones.

  1. "We have been mistreated, abused and oppressed. They have benefited from our suffering and we must act now!"

Appeals to anger and a sense of injustice. By highlighting mistreatment and exploitation, it stirs up feelings of resentment, motivating the audience to take action against the perceived wrongs.

  1. "Just eat and don’t complain. Children in Africa are starving and would give anything to have that plate of food."

Appeals to guilt and empathy. It compares the audience’s abundance (having food to complain about) with the starvation of African children, making the audience feel guilty for complaining and more appreciative of their food.

TASK TWO Examples (selected):
  1. Persuade class to tutor underprivileged children

"Imagine the joy in a child’s eyes when they finally understand a math problem, a joy you can create by tutoring! These kids dream of learning, but lack the help—your kindness can be their key to a brighter future."
This evokes empathy (for the children’s lack of help) and the warm feeling of making a positive impact (joy in the child’s eyes), persuading classmates to volunteer.

  1. Convince friend to join sports team

"Think about the thrill of scoring the winning goal together, the bonds we’ll build as a team, and the pride of representing our group! Don’t miss out on the fun and memories we could create."
Appeals to excitement (thrill of scoring), friendship (bonds), and pride, making the friend want to be part of the team’s experiences.

  1. Persuade to buy a cereal brand

"This cereal isn’t just food—it’s a warm, comforting start to your day, like a hug in a bowl! And with every bite, you’re supporting farmers who work hard to grow the grains, so you’re not just feeding yourself, but helping a community too."
Appeals to comfort (hug in a bowl) and a sense of social responsibility (helping farmers), making the cereal more appealing.

TASK ONE Answers (selected):
  1. Here the speaker appeals to the audience’s fear and sense of responsibility. By asking how the family will survive without the speaker, it makes the audience worry about their family’s well - being and feel responsible to protect them by purchasing life insurance.
  2. The speaker appeals to the audience’s anger and sense of injustice. By describing mistreatment, abuse, and exploitation, it stirs up feelings of resentment, motivating the audience to take action against the perceived wrongs.
  3. The speaker appeals to the audience’s guilt and empathy. It compares the audience’s situation (having food to complain about) with the starvation of African children, making the audience feel guilty for complaining and more appreciative of their food.
TASK TWO Answers (selected):
  1. Imagine the joy in a child’s eyes when they finally understand a math problem, a joy you c…

Answer:

TASK ONE (selected answers):
  1. Appeals to fear/responsibility: Worries audience about family’s future without insurance, urging purchase to protect them.
  2. Appeals to anger/injustice: Stirring resentment over mistreatment to motivate action.
  3. Appeals to guilt/empathy: Compares audience’s food abundance to starving kids to reduce complaints.
TASK TWO (selected answers):
  1. "Imagine the joy in a child’s eyes when they finally understand a math problem, a joy you can create by tutoring! These kids dream of learning, but lack the help—your kindness can be their key to a brighter future."
  2. "Think about the thrill of scoring the winning goal together, the bonds we’ll build as a team, and the pride of representing our group! Don’t miss out on the fun and memories we could create."
  3. "This cereal isn’t just food—it’s a warm, comforting start to your day, like a hug in a bowl! And with every bite, you’re supporting farmers who work hard to grow the grains, so you’re not just feeding yourself, but helping a community too."