When I researched a little about this article I learned that this was originally published in the Seattle Times. This is where Josh is from. In fact he went to school at the University of Washington. He has had many articles published and even worked on novel books for star wars, star trek, spiderman etc.
Tools
1. Diction- This appeals to ethos because he speaks very formally and without slang. This makes him a credible source to audiences. This causes them to trust in what he is saying because he sounds like he knows what he is talking about.
2. Imagery- In the opening sentence the author describes water. He uses imagery to help us understand what we're bottling up and wasting. This appeals to pathos because we realize what we're doing. The affect on the audience is remorse.
3. Examples- Throughout the entire article the author uses numerous facts to portray what he is trying to prove. This appeals to logos. The audience can see where he is coming from and why he is telling us this important information.
4. Trustworthiness- On the third page of the article we see that he addresses a possible counter argument. This appeals to ethos because we know he isn't trying to slide us some illegitimate argument, but he has seriously looked over things that could be good arguments. This makes the audience trust him to give us his best opinion.
5. Anger- On one of the last pages we read something about how water companies just want money and that's all they care about. This appeals to pathos because we're against the water companies (at least we're supposed to be). This makes the audience have a negative feeling towards the owners of these companies and thus want to agree with the author.
6. Emotion- On the last page last paragraph the author says, "it's not too late." This appeals to the audiences pathos. After reading this article the audience is hopefully more open to the proposition and then being told that they can do something about it makes them feel empowered.
4 comments:
The author uses a wide variety of appeal to pathos to bring about a feeling of remorse, and a desire to change the way we view our precious water supply.
I like the reference you used for trustworthiness. It is always important to use counter arguments to firm up your own argument.
I agree with your thesis. This article did have a lot of appeals to pathos to try to convince people to stop drinking as much bottles water, or at least to change how we drink water.
I like the originality of your thesis. I can't wait to see what you can come up with for 4-6 pages!
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