Pride and Prejudice - ethos, pathos, logos
Our dear Mr. Collins used ethos, pathos, and logos in his very sad and desperate marriage proposal.ETHOS: He first and foremost tried to "bring" himself up by stating his relationship with his "noble patroness Lady Catherine de Bourgh." He also mentioned that he is the clergyman in his parish. Lastly, he notes that he is the one to be inheriting the Bennett's fortune and that by working for Lady Catherine he will be able to care for her (he will be somewhat rich).
PATHOS: A lot of the time, Mr. Collins uses pathos at the end of his reasons. It is after he notes the ethos and logos that he will put some strained human connection in his proposal. He, after saying he is a clergyman, says that their marriage will "add greatly to his happiness." And after mentioning he is to inherit her father's fortune he then declares his violent affections for her. Furthermore, he attempts to grab at her emotions (though not the loving emotions) by noting that she may not get another offer of marriage yet still tries to show his logical love, ("you are uniformly charming").
LOGOS: He uses logos by showing Elizabeth all they/he will benefit from their marriage. First, Lady Catherine de Bourgh will be happy at his choice an "active, useful sort of person." Second, he will keep the family happy by marring one of the Bennett daughters that way they will still have some fortune when Mr. Bennett dies. Thirdly, multiple times when he is turned down by Elizabeth he uses his reasoning/logic to try to understand why she refuses him. He believes it is her female nature to leave a man hanging then say yes or she just needs to be persuaded by her parents, not that she says what she means. Also that he needs to set the example of marriage in his own parish.
In my opinion editorial I can use ethos, pathos, and logos by:
ETHOS: I can note that I, too, am a BYU student having to deal with online textbooks and the slowness of the internet/learning suite. I can find some statistics of how many times on average computers can crash or how many times learning suite is in one way or another unavailable. Furthermore, I can establish credibility by finding more statistics on how many students are hands-on learners and give an example of how I am a hands-on leaner and it is easier to do this with a physical textbook in front of you. (Also I can not on penmen ship and how computers could be ruining our penmen ship which could stretch to ruining our innate characteristics, because our handwriting is unique (pathos/ethos).)
PATHOS: I can stimulate their emotions by incorporating how frustrating computers can be. Also I could write in a descriptive way on how the pages feel flipping through your fingers. Furthermore, I could relate reading a physical textbook to reading a book while snuggling comfortably on the couch instead of sitting at a hard desk with constant tapping sounds of the keys (as compared to smooth papers gliding through your fingers).
LOGOS: I can state reasons such as some people learn better being able to touch, color, fold things - tangibility of textbooks. Show how one can get things done with more ease with a hard copy because they don't have all the distractions the internet has. Furthermore, state that a hard copy will be saving money in the long run (no need to print useless papers, or buy an expensive computer).
I like your ethos, it's very relevant now, at the beginning of school. Using the imagery of the books is such a great idea! You could use people's memories of hardcopy books to add to pathos if you wanted. You could also relate how looking at a computer screen for long periods of time isn't good for you, while a book won't hurt your eyes.
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