Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

By Sarah Moore

Ethos: Ethos is used to insight validity and plausibility to support the author's argument. Usually specialists, experts, or people the author knows are reliable are used as Ethos.

Pathos: Pathos appeals to the emotion, typically of the reader, to aid in the author's argument or debate.

Logos: Logos is when the thought or idea is logical and makes a clear and valid point. It's critical in winning any argument or debate.  

Support Bits:

Pathos:

• Introverts are more likely to become depressed than extroverts.
• People often mistake introverts for being socially anxious and uncomfortable, and therefore put less effort into getting to know them. 
• Introverted people are constantly downgraded in their jobs because individuals who are more outgoing and charismatic are more appealing. 

Ethos: 

• It's wrong to automatically assume that we must either be purely introverted or purely extroverted, when really, most people often share qualities of both. ("The Brain Of An Introvert
• Compared To That Of An Extrovert: Are They Really Different?") This is food for thought before any extrovert can claim that they are the 'better personality', when probably, they are also slightly introverted.
• An article by Vijaya Lakshmi says it's important to know each person's unique personality type in order to better prepare them for the future. ("Personality Profiling Of Introverts And Extroverts.")
• How much does the average person really know about introverts? If you're an extrovert, isn't it important to know your opposite? It's likely that the individual has at least three or four friends who are introverted, maybe even a spouse. Author Susan Cain communicates the importance of understanding introverts, and is a credible source as a published and well-known author. (Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking)

Logos: 

• Often in the workforce, introverts don't fit the desired mold of a boisterous, confrontational salesman, and therefore are less preferred for jobs. ("Introverts in an Extrovert Society « Generation C Magazine.")
• Extroverts in the workplace, though they are preferred more, tend to me more dishonest and distrustful than an introvert in the workplace. Are extroverts really the right personality type to be preferred? ("Are Dishonest Extroverts More Harmful Than Dishonest Introverts? The Interaction Effects Of Honesty-Humility And Extraversion In Predicting Workplace Deviance.")
• Why are we as individuals determined to isolate one personality type from the other? The truth is we shouldn't, because we actually all carry characteristics of both introverts and extroverts. ("The Brain Of An Introvert Compared To That Of An Extrovert: Are They Really Different?")

Pathos, Logos, and Ethos

By Nora Hixson

Definitions:

-Pathos: the use of emotion in an argument to appeal to the reader

-Logos: the use of logical statements to appeal to reason

-Ethos: the credibility of the author to prove that they know what they are talking about

Support Bits for Essay:

-Pathos:
      1. Many people suffer from eating disorders and other body-image issues, but never tell anyone.
      2. The number of people who are comfortable with their bodies and how they look is significantly smaller than the number of people who aren't happy with themselves.
      3. Most girls would rather starve themselves to look like the photo-shopped model in a magazine than be the way they are.

-Logos:
      1. A study done showed that 40% of girls between the ages of 9 and 10 have tried to lose excessive amounts of weight. ("Teen Health and the Media")
      2. The obsession with appearance is obvious in movies and TV, as it was shown that 58% of all female characters in movies had their appearance commented on, and 28% in TV shows. ("Teen Health and the Media")
      3. A test done showed that the longer a person spent on Facebook, the more likely they were to have long-lasting anxiety related to body-image. (Mabe)

-Ethos:
      1. According to the medical journal, "Women's Exposure to Thin-and-beautiful Media Images: Body Image Effects of Media-ideal Internalization and Impact-reduction Interventions," there are ways of possibly decreasing the affect that the media has on body-image. (Yamamiya)
2. The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University did a study about the massive increase in the use of social media over the past few years, and how people love the idea of controlling who they are to people online. (Madden)
3. According to analysis of teen profile pictures, a teen who read more magazines was more likely to post a picture of themselves in revealing clothing, due to the provocative images that are frequently shown in the magazines. (Kapidzic)

Works Cited:

Kapidzic, Sanja, and Nicole Martins. EBSCO. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2015.

Madden, Mary, Amanda Lenhart, Sandra Cortesi, Urs Gasser, Maeve Duggan, Aaron Smith, and

Meredith Beaton. "Teens, Social Media, and Privacy." La Tele Di Penelope - Pre Home Page. The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, 21 May 2013. Web. 14 Oct. 2015.

"Teen Health and the Media." UW Departments Web Server. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Nov. 2015.

Yamamiya, Yuko, Thomas F. Cash, Susan E. Melnyk, Heidi D. Posavac, and Steven S. Posavac.

"Women's Exposure to Thin-and-beautiful Media Images: Body Image Effects of Media-ideal Internalization and Impact-reduction Interventions."ScienceDirect.com | Science, Health and Medical Journals, Full Text Articles and Books. N.p., Mar. 2005. Web. 3 Nov. 2015.

Mabe, Annalise G., Jean K. Forney, and Pamela K. Keel. "Do You 'like' My Photo? Facebook

Use Maintains Eating Disorder Risk." EBSCO. International Journal of Eating Disorders, n.d. Web. 3 Nov. 2015.

Chapter 16 Reading Response

Personal Response: This chapter was completely focused on the importance of using reliable sources to back up your arguments. It stressed the importance of using library databases that hold scholarly articles and other writings instead of using a random page off of a random website.

Professional Reaction: The most important part of this chapter was the information on evaluating sources, and the qualities that go into reliable sources. The qualities, according to the chapter, are: the source is authoritative, accurate, objective, current, and comprehensive. If a source is all of these things, then it is a good one to use for backing up arguments.

Found: Google images search "books"

Chapter 16 Reading response.
By Sarah Daly

Professional Response. In this chapter it explains the different resources that are available the explains the benefits and the disadvantages of using them. They talk about the importance of using  un bias and creditable sources. They speak highly of databases and school libraries due to the filtering of creditable material that they allow in. especially compared to the Internet in which you have to be very careful about the integrity of the material.

Personal Response: I feel like this chapter is a very good summary of what has been gone over in class this semester in regards to finding good and accurate sources that can enhance the papers we are writing. i found the part about Evaluating sources very helpful. Determining if the source is authoritative, accurate, objective, current, and comprehensive are great ways to narrow down a good source.

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Chapter 16 Finding and Evaluating Sources

By Sarah Moore


Personal Reaction:
If I were to sum up this chapter in one sentence, I would say its content is on the importance of using college library databases. It thoroughly goes through the steps to find your research topics, such as what keywords to enter into the search bar, how to navigate the database, etc. I found the information this chapter provided to be helpful, especially since our class will be using a lot of these libraries for our upcoming research paper. 


Professional Reaction: 
Chapter 16 is everything about library databases in a short, concise five pages. It talks about the pros of using library databases, how their information is often more reliable and helpful, versus the regular internet, which can give false information or not be filtered well. Next the chapter leads us through detailed steps of how exactly to locate information on the internet, which, in this modern day is pretty much a learned skill. However, it was still nice to review on how to enable a key word or subject search function. All-in-all, it was an enlightening chapter for those who have trouble navigating the internet, or for others simply just a review. 

Photo Credit: Google Images 

Grammer Video: They're, Their, and There

Music Credit:
"Elevator Music Part 57." YouTube. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2015. 

"Elevator Music Part 56." YouTube. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.

Nora Hixson: Evaluation of Website

Part 1:
The website Education Week is a form of a blog central with many different topics, ideas, authors, etc. The article I chose to read was called "Technology in Education." 

There was no clear author of the article, but the organization, Education Week, was clearly stated at the top of the website no matter where I was on the site. The article, although written in 2011, had over twenty different sources cited at the bottom. The URL of the website contained an ".org" at the end, meaning it is a government-sponsored website. The rest of the links on the website led to different articles, ranging in topic, viewpoint, and length. 
All of the claims in the article "Technology in Education" were supported by facts and outside sources, leading me to believe that they are not purely opinions of the author. The material presented was covered in depth, with five subtopics for support, each having its own section that was usually about five paragraphs of information and statistics. 
The sources that the author used were mostly from other articles on the Education Week website, but each one provided more information on what the "Technology in Education" article was siting them for. 

Found: http://eduerp.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Use-of-Technology-in-Education1.jpg

My writing:
A widely debated topic, education in the education system today is either beneficial or harmful in our schools. "The rapid evolution of educational technologies also makes it increasingly challenging to determine what works best. Longitudinal research that takes years to do risks being irrelevant by the time it is completed because of shifts in the technological landscape. The iPad, for instance, became popular in schools soon after it was released and well before any research could be conducted about its educational effectiveness." ("Technology in Education") With the always-changing nature of the education systems, technology itself, and the people involved in both, it is nearly impossible to keep up in an effective way. 



Part 2:
Using EBSCO, I found the article called "Faculty Views on eTextbooks: A Narrative Study" by Jenny Bossaller and Jenna Kammer. This article was very well laid out, having different paragraphs for each argument and many facts to support each one. It presented both the pros and cons to the argument about eText in the classroom, and had interviews of faculty members to support both sides. 

In comparison to the website that I used for Part 1, this article was much more formally written, as well as being more thorough with the information. In both instances the authors seem like experts on the topic, but the second one, the academic journal article, seemed to go much more in depth into every argument. 

Resource from article: Bok, D. 2004. Universities in the Marketplace: The Commercialization of Higher Education. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Chesser, W. D. 2011. “The etextbook Revolution.” Library Technology Reports 47 (8): 28–40, 58

Works Cited:

"Technology in Education - Education Week." Education Week American Education News Site of         Record. Education Week, 1 Sept. 2011. Web. 8 Oct. 2015.

"Use of Technology in Education." Photograph. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Oct. 2015.

Bossaller, Jenny, and Jenna Kammer. "Faculty Views on ETextbooks: A Narrative Study: EBSCOhost." EBSCO Publishing Service Selection Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2015.