The​ ​Gettysburg​ ​Address​ ​–​ ​Ethos,​ ​Pathos​ ​Logos
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As​ ​you​ ​re-read​ ​the​ ​Gettysburg​ ​Address,​ ​your​ ​task​ ​is​ ​to​ ​indentify​ ​where​ ​you​ ​see​ ​Ethos,
Pathos,​ ​or​ ​Logos​ ​within​ ​Lincoln’s​ ​speech.​ ​ ​Use​ ​the​ ​graphic​ ​organizer​ ​to​ ​write​ ​down
examples​ ​of​ ​Ethos,​ ​Pathos,​ ​or​ ​Logos​ ​within​ ​Lincoln’s​ ​speech.
The​ ​Gettysburg​ ​Address
Ethos​ ​(Ethical,
Credible)
Relying​ ​on
credibility,​ ​respect
and
trustworthiness​ ​to
prove​ ​an
argument.
Pathos
(Emotional)
Use​ ​of​ ​language
to​ ​bring​ ​out
emotions​ ​in​ ​the
audience.
Logos​ ​(Logical)
Use​ ​of​ ​logic,
common​ ​sense
and​ ​factual
information​ ​to
prove​ ​an
argument.
Which​ ​of​ ​these​ ​three​ ​types​ ​of​ ​appeal​ ​do​ ​you​ ​believe​ ​Lincoln​ ​relied​ ​on​ ​the​ ​most?​ ​The​ ​least?
Why​ ​do​ ​you​ ​he​ ​might​ ​have​ ​made​ ​that​ ​choice?