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”

Works Cited

• Aristotle, A Theory of Civic Discourse On Rhetoric. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991.
• Harmon, William. A Handbook to literature Ninth Edition. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2002.
• Russel, D.A.. Ancient Literary Criticism. New York : Oxford University Press, 1972.
• Steele , Felicia. "Rhetoric and Argument: A Review." The College of New Jersey. 2/20/06.