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-== Ethos ==
+''Ethos'' in [[rhetoric]] refers to the character of a speaker, or the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution.
-Ethos in [[rhetoric]] refers to the character of a speaker.
-Ethos is also the credibility of the speaker, or what authority the speaker has. Ethos is most commonly used in reference to [[logos]] and [[pathos]] as well. All three pieces form [[rhetoric]].
+''Ethos'' is also the credibility of the speaker, or what authority the speaker has. ''Ethos'' is most commonly used in reference to <i>[[logos]]</i> and <i>[[pathos]]</i> as well. All three pieces form [[rhetoric]].
-Marcus Fabius Quintilian used pathos to describe violent emotions, and ethos, to describe calmer emotions.
+Marcus Fabius Quintilian used ''pathos'' to describe violent emotions, and ''ethos'', to describe calmer emotions.
-The dictionary definition of ethos is "The distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution."
-Greek translation of the word ethos means "charachter."
 == 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.
-*Aristotle, A Theory of Civic Discourse On Rhetoric. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991.
+*Russel, D.A. ''Ancient Literary Criticism''. New York : Oxford University Press, 1972.
-*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. "[http://steele.intrasun.tcnj.edu/spring2002/rhet2/rhetreview.html Rhetoric and Argument: A Review]." The College of New Jersey. 2/20/06.