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Who originally defined ethos, pathos and logos as the three most important elements to delivering an effective speech?

A.
Albert Einstein
B.
Elie Wiesel
C.
Abraham Lincoln
D.
Aristotle

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aristotle defined ethos, logos, and pathos as the modes of persuasion in one of his treatises. he was a greek philosopher, which could have given you a small hint--ethos, logos, and pathos are words taken from the greek language. your answer is D.
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