ENG 1100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Pathos, Topic Sentence

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: English
• Course: ENG 1100
• Professor: Trevor Tucker

Document Summary

Ethos is an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader. Pathos is an appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response. Logos is an appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason. A simple template for paragraph structure: topic sentence: states the main point of the paragraph (usually the first sentence, sentences after the topic sentence explain the main point and provide supporting evidence (examples). Last sentences sets up a transition to the next paragraph (but does not abruptly state, next i will discuss : not all paragraphs should have the exact same structure! In addition, in contrast, in like manner, moreover, likewise, similarly, although, certainly, as a result, in effect, generally speaking, to summarize, in conclusion, ultimately, given these points. In his/her book, __, x maintains that __ .