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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.
-EthosEthos 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.
-The dictionary definition of ethos is ''"The distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution."''
+''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.
-Greek translation of the word ethos means "charachter."
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+[[Literary Terms]]
+== Works Cited ==
-''Aristotle, A Theory of Civic Discourse On Rhetoric. New York: Oxford University Press,  1991''
+*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.
-''Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary “definition” [<http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/ethos>]''
+*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.