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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]] | 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]] | ||
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The Greek translation of logos is “reason” | The Greek translation of logos is “reason” | ||
== Works Cited == | == Works Cited == | ||
Revision as of 20:39, 23 February 2006
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.