Communication Coach Alex Lyon
What is Logos?
What is Logos for public speaking? As Aristotle might say, a logos definition is, a rhetorical appeal, a way of persuading listeners. Logos = Appealing to listeners' sense of rationale and logic, responding to an audience's need to hear...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How to use rhetoric to get what you want - Camille A. Langston
How do you get what you want, using just your words? Aristotle set out to answer exactly that question over two thousand years ago with a treatise on rhetoric. Camille A. Langston describes the fundamentals of deliberative rhetoric and...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Ethos Pathos Logos
Ethos, pathos, and logos in public speaking give an important introduction to Aristotle's Rhetoric that we can use to improve the persuasiveness of your presentations and public speaking. Ethos: Personal credibility. We can establish our...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
What is Pathos?
What is Pathos in public speaking? We'll look at Aristotle's concept and give practical tips on how to use this rhetorical appeal to be more persuasive. Pathos = Appealing to your listeners' or audience's emotion. You can do that through...
Curated Video
Understanding Rhetoric
“Understanding Rhetoric” will assist students in learning how to make an effective argument by balancing pathos, logos, and ethos appeals.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
What is Ethos?
What is ethos in public speaking? We'll look at Aristotle's concept and give practical tips on how to establish good ethos and credibilitY. - Ethos does not really mean "ethics." - Ethos is a persuasive or rhetorical appeal. - A speaker...
Curated Video
Evaluating Rhetoric
A video titled "Evaluating Rhetoric" which instructs how to identify and evaluate a speaker's rhetoric in persuasive writing.
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Nailing Non-Fiction – 'Big Picture' Questions in Non-fiction Analysis (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Welcome to Nailing Non-Fiction! Join us for a detailed lesson on the big picture aspects of non-fiction texts. We’ll discuss the purpose of non-fiction and the different text types you’ll find in this genre. The art of persuading and...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Nailing Non-fiction - 'Big Picture' Questions in Non-fiction Texts (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Welcome back to Nailing Non-Fiction! Join us for a fun but rigorous lesson on the different text types that comprise the genre of Non-Fiction. We’ll discuss informative and persuasive texts and how composers use language to achieve their...
Schooling Online
Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own - Theme of Truth and Integrity in Writing
What is textual integrity? Virginia Woolf has the answer: it’s the Holy Grail for writers, especially those who write fiction! In her essay A Room of One’s Own, Woolf explains why truth and integrity are crucial, and how writers can...
Curated Video
Performing a Monologue
This video, entitled "Performing a Monologue," details how to successfully deliver a monologue.
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Nailing Non-Fiction - Finer Details of Analysing Non-fiction Texts (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
Our second lesson tackles the finer details in written, verbal and visual non-fiction texts. Discover how non-fiction texts like news articles, speeches and documentaries use a variety of techniques to inform and persuade their...
Curated Video
Understanding what makes a powerful speech
Pupil outcome: I can identify and explain what makes a powerful speech. Key learning points: - Malala’s Nobel speech demonstrates that texts can have multiple purposes in order to engage an audience. - Malala demonstrates an effective...
TED-Ed
How to Use Rhetoric to Get What You Want
Introduce your orators to the art of persuasion, to ethos, logos, and pathos, with a short video that summarizes the key points in Aristotle's treatise on rhetoric.
Texas A&M University
Introduction to Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
Begin the study of persuasive writing with a short video that introduces and briefly defines ethos, pathos, and logos; Aristotle's three tools of rhetoric.
TED-Ed
What Aristotle and Joshua Bell Can Teach Us About Persuasion
What does it take to persuade people? Aristotle has famously summarized rhetoric as three means of persuasion: logos, ethos, and pathos. Watch as these elements are explained in detail, and prompt your class to consider how to build the...