Question

To compare the effectiveness of two speeches, the reader should check the methods used to persuade the audience. These methods are called .

Answer 1

Rhetorical appeals are used to persuade the audience. It is also known as modes of persuasion. There are 3 widely used techniques of persuasion. They are ethos, pathos and logos. In order to evaluate the speech, one must pay attention the usage of these techniques in the text.

Answer 2

The answer that best completes the above statement is "rhetorical appeals": This refers to the method of persuasion used to to influence the audience's view on a certain subject. According to Aristotle, there are three of such methods - ethos, pathos, and logos.