Logos

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Logos 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.