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Week 7 Discussion - Rhetorical Appeals

Week 7 Discussion - Rhetorical Appeals

Q A rhetorical appeal is a method of persuasion -- a way to make an argument. Please peruse the following website on rhetorical appeals. Click here to access the site. Then, please watch the following video excerpt of an interview by Charlie Rose with Mitch Albom, Detroit sports writer. After reviewing the material, please answer the following questions: 1. What rhetorical appeal(s) do you think Mitch Albom is applying here? 2. How might the different rhetorical appeals be applied in an argument for a federal bailout of the auto industry? The rhetorical appeals are • logos • ethos • pathos • kairos After posting your answers, please also respond to another student’s post. For example, you might mention an answer you approached differently. Or you might pick an answer you thought was especially insightful and explain why. What rhetorical appeal(s) do you think Mitch Albom is applying here? How might the different rhetorical appeals be applied in an argument for a federal bailout of the auto industry?

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I imagine that the rhetorical appeals which Mitch Albom is applying here are only Pathos and Kairos. I have more knowledge about ethos, pathos and logos than Kairos. Be that as it may, subsequent to viewing the video, I have learnt many new things about the components of ethos, pathos, logos, Kairos. Kairos is being connected here by Mitch Albom on the grounds that he is making mindfulness amongst the gathering of people who are listening to his words. Pathos is likewise being utilized by Mitch Albom as he is endeavoring to bring out sentiments and enthusiastic reactions from the group of onlookers/viewers of Detroit