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Define pathos, and give me an example.

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Pathos or the emotional appeal, means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions.

Authors use pathos to invoke sympathy from an audience; to make the audience feel what the author wants them to feel.

Example:

  • Can't you see how dangerous it would be to stay?"

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