Begin the study of persuasive writing with a short video that introduces and briefly defines ethos, pathos, and logos; Aristotle's three tools of rhetoric.

Concepts

logic, ethos, pathos, logos, persuasive arguments

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Flip the lesson and have class members view the introductory video out of class, saving class time for discussion

Classroom Considerations

• The text-heavy presentation would be most appropriate for high school and college level viewers

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• The video includes definitions and examples of each of the three tools

Cons

• The text-heavy video provides only minimal examples