When an author uses emotion to explain an idea to persuade or

appeal the audience, what type of appeal is he/she using?

Select one:

Logos

Pathos

Ethos

Pathos (appeal to emotion) is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response to an impassioned plea or a convincing story.

Logos (appeal to logic) is a way of persuading an audience with reason, using facts and figures.

Pathos

Explanation:

Pathos appeals to the emotions of an audience and draws out the feelings that already reside in them. It is a technique used in rhetoric, literature, film, and other areas of narrative art.