Essay Exam Extempore

1st sentence

Classical rhetoric is the discovering use of language for persuasion.

2nd sentence

The appeals of classical rhetoric are ethos (ethical), logos (logic), and pathos (emotion).

Goodwill (2)

The writing of the autobiography itself, sharing his virtues with the public as a project

Intelligence (1)

his dedication to studying on Sundays

Virtues (1)

his language indicates self-improvement in charting his progress acquiring the virtues

Virtues (2)

He was patient in his project as one virtue at a time over the course of one year (#)

Goodwill (1)

His creation of the library project because the common public will benefit from it

5th sentence

However, it can be the most fragile of the appeals because a single miscue can put doubt in the minds of the audiences.

4th sentence

It is the most powerful of the appeals because it offers a view of the rhetor in his or her entirety.

3rd sentence

Ethos is the appeal in which the rhetor indicates his or her intelligence, virtue, and good will.

6th sentence

Ethos is the most concentrated at the beginning of an argument but is threaded throughout.

Intelligence (2)

reading during his lunch hours (#).