Ethos Pathos Logos Examples
Logos
50% of marriages end in divorce
Pathos
A child is shown covered in bug bites after using an inferior bug spray
Pathos
A commercial shows an image of a happy couple riding in a Corvette.
Logos
A commercial shows expected yearly savings for a car with great gas mileage.
Pathos
After years of this type of disrespect from your boss, countless hours wasted, birthdays missed... it's time that you took a stand
Ethos
As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results.
Ethos
As an African American child growing up in America, I had to learn about my heritage by myself. Today I can help children grow up aware of the contributions African Americans have made to the development of our great country
Ethos
Before I was president, I was the governor of New York.
Ethos
Cardiologists recommend Ecotrin more than any other brand of aspirin
Ethos
David Hofmann of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), which published the figures, said: "Over this last decade the growth rates in carbon dioxide have been higher
Ethos
Do not imagine, comrades, that leadership is a pleasure! On the contrary, it is a deep and heavy responsibility. No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal
Pathos
Don't be the last person on the block to have their lawn treated - you don't want to be the laughing stock of your community
Logos
Eating too quickly will result in a stomach ache
Ethos
Four out of five doctors choose Chew-ezz gum for their patients who chew gum
Ethos
He is a forensics and ballistics expert for the federal government - if anyone's qualified to determine the murder weapon, it's him.
Logos
History has shown time and again that absolute power corrupts absolutely
Logos
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"
Ethos
I am a husband, a father, and a taxpayer. I've served faithfully for 20 years on the school board. I deserve your vote for city council
Ethos
I have had a long life, I have had much time for thought as I lay alone in my stall, and I think I may say that I understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living
Pathos
I'm not just invested in this community - I love every building, every business, every hard-working member of this town
Ethos
If his years as a Marine taught him anything, it's that caution is the best policy in this sort of situation
Ethos
If my age doesn't convince you that my opinion matters, at least consider that I am your grandfather and I love you dearly.
Pathos
If we don't move soon, we're all going to die! Can't you see how dangerous it would be to stay?
Pathos
If you love me, you'd want to make me happy
Logos
In 25 years of driving the same route, I haven't seen a single deer
Pathos
Is Bush an idiot? Is that even debatable? But it IS nice to see the mainstream FINALLY help point it out to those who have had blinders on for the last five years
Logos
It had all been proved by documents which he left behind him and which we have only just discovered
Pathos
It'll blow you mind away
Logos
It's a matter of common sense that people deserve to be treated equally. The Constitution calls it 'self-evident.' Why, then, should I have been denied a seat because of my disability?
Ethos
Just as the prophets of the eighth century B.C. left their villages and carried their "thus saith the Lord" far beyond the boundaries of their home towns, and just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to the far corners of the Greco-Roman world, so am I compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own home town. Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid
Pathos
Just like Mama used to make
Ethos
Karen Hilsendager, of Philomath, Ore., said she found herself struggling with her doubts about the war and what they meant for the death of her son, Specialist Eric S. McKinley, who was killed in June
Logos
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery... We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut
Pathos
Let us face it, our lives are miserable, laborious, and short
Pathos
Marcotte is a special breed of crazy: a paranoid misandrist with a persecution complex and a broken moral compass
Logos
More than one hundred peer-reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggests that this is an effective treatment for hair loss
Pathos
My mother died of cancer when I was twelve. I saw her pain and suffering which is why I want to support cancer research
Pathos
My opponent wants to hurt the elderly by cutting Medicare
Ethos
Of course I'm right. After all, I'm the teacher.
Pathos
One false step, and our enemies would be upon us. Surely, comrades, you do not want Jones back
Ethos
Our expertise in roofing contracting is evidenced not only by our 100 years in the business and our staff of qualified technicians, but in the decades of satisfied customers who have come to expect nothing but the best.
Logos
Private demand for the product has tapered off for the past three years, and this year's sales figures are at an all-time low. It's time to research other options
Logos
Research compiled by analysts from NASA, as well as organizations from five other nations with space programs, suggests that a moon colony is viable with international support
Ethos
The Surgeon General warns smoking can adversely affect your health
Logos
The algorithms have been run in a thousand different ways, and the math continues to check out
Pathos
There's no price that can be placed on peace of mind. Our advanced security systems will protect the well-being of your family so that you can sleep soundly at night
Pathos
They've worked against everything we've worked so hard to build, and they don't care who gets hurt in the process. Make no mistake, they're the enemy, and they won't stop until we're all destroyed.
Logos
This is because the probability that your single vote will determine the outcome is generally very close to zero, while the act of voting entails some small but real costs
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This single farm of ours would support a dozen horses, twenty cows, hundreds of sheep
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We do not have enough money to pay for improvements to our railroads. And without improvements, this transportation system will falter and thus hinder our economy. Therefore, we should raise taxes to pay for better railroads.
Logos
What goes up, must come down
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What remains unclear is the sustainability of the flat tax. Structurally, the flat taxes that have been adopted do not provide a coherent framework for dealing with the difficulties that almost all countries now perceive in taxing internationally mobile capital income
Logos
When we get into arguments that focus and fully engage our attention, we become avid seekers of relevant information. Otherwise, we take in information passively—if we take it in at all.
Pathos
Where would we be without this tradition?
Pathos
Without music, our world would be bleak
Logos
You don't need to jump off a bridge to know that it's a bad idea. Why then would you need to try drugs to know if they're damaging? That's plain nonsense
Ethos
You know me - I've taught Sunday School at your church for years, babysat your children, and served as a playground director for many summers.
Pathos
You should consider another route. I heard that that street is far more dangerous and ominous at night than during the daytime
Pathos
You will never be satisfied in life if you don't seize this opportunity. Do you want to live the rest of your years yearning to know what would have happened if you just jumped when you had the chance
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You'll make the right decision because you have something that not many people do: you have heart
