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== Bibliography == | |||
''Aristotle, A Theory of Civic Discourse On Rhetoric. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991'' | |||
Logos''Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary “definition” [<http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/logos>]'' | |||
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Logos
Logos in rhetoric refers to the argument or message being presented by the speaker. The message is affected by the speakers agenda. The speaker has the ability to sway a crowd using ethos and pathos. All of this is part of rhetoric
A person who writes speeches is called a logographer.
The Greek translation of logos is “reason”
Bibliography
Aristotle, A Theory of Civic Discourse On Rhetoric. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991
LogosMerriam-Webster Online Dictionary “definition” [<http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/logos>]