Learning to use Ethos, Pathos and Logos to analyse a persuasive text - Celeste

Do you know anything about breakfast?

Persuasive Reading Analysis: Breakfast - by Angela Bartolome

WALHT: 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	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The writer has stated the main point by saying, “Breakfast is a very important meal for students to have daily.” This sentence the writer has said is a very strong statement which I think captures the audience attention to have breakfast daily.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	The writer has said “Without having breakfast or something to eat for the start of the day it’s most likely you’ll slack off and get tired easily.” But also states in the second paragraph that “also not having breakfast changes your mood.      People who don’t eat breakfast mood changes causes diseases and sicknesses makes you hungry slack off and get tired easily
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	In this article the writer has stated that “Not having breakfast changes your mood” and “The way you think.” It also says that “Without eating something for the start of the day it’s most likely you’ll slack off and get tired easily.” Reading these sentences tells the audience that not having breakfast can give you different kinds of moods.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	No
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency  for the cause	No