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What is ethos pathos logos and kairos?

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Logos: Focuses attention on the message. Often called a logical appeal or an “appeal to a reason”. Frequently uses data to support its claim.

In other words Logos is logic

Ethos: Focuses attention on the writers or speakers trustworthiness. Takes one of two forms “ appeal to character” or “appeal to credibility

In other words Ethos is Credibility

Pathos: Appeal to emotion, which is empathy, which also pertains to the experience of or sensitivity toward emotion

Kairos: Appeal to Timeless, which is also a type of persuasion.
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