Instructional Video

Introduction to Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

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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.

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Instructional Ideas
  • Flip the lesson and have class members view the introductory video out of class, saving class time for discussion
Classroom Considerations
  • The text-heavy presentation would be most appropriate for high school and college level viewers
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • The video includes definitions and examples of each of the three tools
Cons
  • The text-heavy video provides only minimal examples