Appeals

Pathos-Emotions
Logos-Logic
Ethos-Character

Deduction and Induction

• Deduction- Ex. All people are mortal. (Major premise) Socrates is a person. (Minor premise) Therefore, Socrates is mortal. (Conclusion)
• Syllogism- If X, then Y.
• Inductive- Ex. Today, I left for work at eight o’clock and I arrived on time. Therefore, every day that I leave the house at eight o’clock, I will arrive to work on time
• Enthymematic Statements- Ex. Secondhand smoke can cause lung cancer. (Major premise) Because people are allowed to smoke in our favorite restaurants, secondhand smoke is present there. (Minor premise) Smoking should be banned from our favorite restaurants.
• Analogy- Comparison, the relationship between ideas, hypothetical= reality, extended simile.