Invention is the Classical Canon involved in the creation of Ethos, Logos and Pathos as proofs that convince audiences. Creating this exercise draws on Modules 5, 6 and 7 and associated Handouts. BOOK: Rhetorical Criticism: Exploration and Practice By: Sonja K. Foss
Publisher: Waveland Press Edition: 5th
1) Review Lincolns Gettysburg Address at the American Rhetoric site: https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/gettysburgaddress.htm. Take notes about where and how he creates credibility, emotion and argument while you read it over and listen to one or more of the audio versions listed there.
2) Now as a critic you make three (3) arguments analyzing how you think this speech works using as your resource the artistic proofs of Ethos (credibility), Pathos (emotion), and Logos (logical argument). You do NOT have to address all three. Under Logos you evaluate evidence and claims and can analyze his use of Example, Analogy, Cause, Sign, Principle and Authority. Pathos should look specific techniques used to create specific emotions like word painting, or the use of icons and other language. Ethos can focus on examples or points that show his Character, Expertise, Identification/Values, and Charisma.
