Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Ethos, Pathos, Logos

Ethos: the character of a person that is speaking (appearance, context) identity of speaker and how we can relate that matters in communication 
Pathos: the passion and emotion that a speaker can bring to the conversation, also a way in which we can be influenced 
Logos: combination of different logical fallacies 

President John F. Kennedys speech 

-The president of the the Unitrd States who is a prominent figure, received a positive reception, had a prepared and planned out speech 
-Promoted a sense of promoting future advancements in technology
-Emphasis on the importance of space development by hoping to go to the moon and beyond
-Determined to these certain tasks, while having a strong faith 
-Recognizes the achievements made by the Space Program already, yet is realistic in saying that the best is yet to come, lastly the president is happy about the process being made to buy space orbitals and satellites, instead of using foreign products  
-"We choose to do these things not because they are easy, but because they are hard