Blog 4

I felt that the discussion we had on logos, ethos, and pathos was extremely clarifying to me. Before our discussion, I only had a vague idea of what each of these were and how they were used. After discussing it and seeing examples of how logos, ethos and pathos are used (especially in the youtubevideos) and how commonly it is used in our everyday lives, was really eye-opening to me. I think pathos is something that most people generally understand and get the basic gist of...I think it's also easier to point out and see. Dealing with ethos and logos is where I think alot of people, including myself, have a harder time identifying in everyday situations.

The Toulmin article was very interesting and definatly helped me get a clearer understanding of this topic. I really think its important for people to get an understading of the differences and how evident all of this is in our everyday lives, conversations, and things we hear on the tv, radio, internet, ect....

As for my future relationships, jobs, or any other endeavor, I think my new understanding of rhetoric and the idea of logos, ethos, and pathos will help lead me in good directions.