The Persuasive Reading Analysis:
analyse text to identify examples of ethos, pathos and logos.
analyse text to identify examples of ethos, pathos and logos.
Take another look at the persuasive piece of reading/ writing.
What strategies does the author use to try to persuade you?
Below are strategies writers often use for this form of writing. Read through each
strategy and decide whether the author used that strategy by writing yes or no in the second column. If you write yes, then explain how the author used that strategy.
Persuasive strategy
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Yes / No
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How the author used it?
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Claim – States the main
point or stance
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Yes
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The Writer of this Advertisement gave a special message to the audience through this ad. The message behind this advertisement was to encourage people to give back to the less fortunate people, animal and creations of the community and all around the world. Through out the advertisement there subtitles translating the words of the narrator's so we can understand the message of the ad is giving but even though without the subtitles we could still figure out the message and carry that message on to the world.
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Big Names – Mentions experts and
important people to support the argument
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No
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This Award winning advertisement does not mention any big names throughout the any of the scenes but gives away messages that famous people would use to help the world with problems it has.
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Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility
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Yes
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There are six actors including a dog and four adults that help carry the message in the advertisement. In the Ad the Main character is giving away all he has. When he does his good deeds there are people watching him and disagreeing about what he has done to help the creations of God grow. Building up to the end of the ad he is still continuing his good deeds and makes the people who disagreed agree with him when they saw the changes of what was once weak made strong. The background music brings the whole ad together in one and made you feel the pain and happiness of the actors.
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Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions
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Yes
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Many emotions come upon you when you watch this touching advertisement. Feelings of happiness and sadness take over you. The words and actions of the actors tell the story that makes you feel what you feel when watching this ad. Relating to this video is very easy. Knowing the world is actually is like this makes you even more sorry for the actors even though this is just an advertisement.
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Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or facts to support the argument
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Yes
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Facts used in this ad makes you more engaged to the message of what the advertisement is giving. The ad uses facts that relates to the ‘Real World’.
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Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency for the cause
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Yes
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The writers and directors of the advertisement are making the audience see that there is people who are less fortunate than us, and that this man is giving away all he has but it makes him we should give back to make the world a better place….e.g.‘He doesn't get anything for doing what he those everyday, He gets nothing, He won’t be richer, He won’t appear on TV......’
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Research – Uses studies and
information to make the
argument seem more convincing; this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations.
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No
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This advertisement did not use any research but used the ‘Truth’. The truth about what is going on around the world. The truth about what you could do to help people. The truth about the world itself.
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Impressive work Tajai, showing the depth of you interpretation and application of critical thinking skills. Fantastic language use also. Keep it up!
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