AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702
Paper 1
Persuasion through reasoning or apparent proof; an argument can sound logical without being reliable.
Revise: ContextThree useful kinds of appeal, associated with Aristotle, are ethos, the speaker’s credibility; logos, reasoning or apparent proof; and pathos, emotion. They work together rather than belonging exclusively to different speakers.
- Revise: Act 3
An appeal to reasoning or evidence; an argument can sound logical without proving its conclusion.