A persuasive argument may appeal to a reader's emotions (pathos) or reason (logos), but another important part of an argument's ability to persuade is the authority and expertise of the speaker (his or her ethical identity or ethos). Move the following statements into the column that describes the type
of appeal made in each one, whether it be ethos, pathos, or logos appeal.
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As a video game designer, I work hard to
make games that are both entertaining
and educational
Playing video games improves thinking
skills, reaction time, and hand-eye
coordination
Research shows that videogames are good
for players' minds.
Video games help improve players'
reaction times.
Why would people want to take away
Videogames and make children so sad?
Ethos
Pathos
Logos

For years, women’s professional golf was all but ignored. women’s tournaments received very little attention in the sports pages, but all that is changing. golfers like michelle wie are becoming almost as well-known as jordan spieth. the espn television channel covers major women’s tournaments. most impressive of all, the winnings on the women’s tour are getting downright hefty. top money for the recent founders cup in phoenix, arizona,was $225,000. who is michelle wie? what does the word hefty refer to? the national weather service has issued a winter storm warning for loudon and augusta counties beginning at 7: 00 p.m., est, friday, december 12, through 3: 00 a.m., est, sunday, december 14. snowfall of between 4 and 8 inches is predicted. school closings will be announced on channel 10 through the evening. how much snow is the storm likely to produce? what do you think est stands for?

Will give read the sentence: (blank) starting to rain outside. which is the best word to complete the sentence? a : its b : its’ c : ’tis d : it’s

What is the main conflict in this excerpt from “rumplestiltskin” by the brothers grimm?