What in the world are ETHOS, PATHOS AND LOGOS? and what are they doing on this blog...

Well some of us know what ethos, pathos, and logos mean, but I sure didn't when they were first introduced to me. Ethos, in short, is the appeal to character or to an individual, pathos is the appeal to emotion (you, know really sad or really happy), and logos is the appeal to logic and reason (facts). These three terms came easily to me because, well, all writing I think has one of these three uses in them and can at times be easy to spot out.

When I first hear ethos, or the appeal to character, I instantly think of presidential campaign commercials. These, to me anyway, seem like the epitome of ethos usage in a type of writing. The main idea of these commercials are simply to impress a viewer and make him or her like you! Some commercials you see about elections can be pretty serious, but I know I have seen some just ridiculous commercials that are almost completely false. I don't believe this one is real, but proves my point nonetheless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGqSmReVpTM

Pathos, although not the most important use in my eyes, is important and can help your writing nonetheless! This can be an important part of writing persuasive papers, and in my case (for my writing class-shout out to my teachers) proposal writing. Many common people like me and you readers are suckers for a sob story, which many advertisements take advantage of. I actually theorized about this that if you can make something sad, and soppy, a woman (or a man) will like it and will be interested in it, but that theory is still in the works of experiment... and was only thought about during 45 minutes in a class period. But anyway, when thinking about sad and soppy stories trying to convince an audience of something, nothing rings my bell better than the classic animal cruelty commercials.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gspElv1yvc

Well, that clip sure spoke to my heart. Now I will have to push through these last paragraphs sobbing inside.

Now on to the last term of the day: Logos. In my mind, the usage of logos is clearly the most important term here. No one can say facts are lying and any fact given has to be played into consideration when thinking about the situation at hand. Now what is the first thing I think of when logos is at hand...

Well that's something different... silly Scooter. But what I do think of when logos is on my mind is this one funny commercial I have seen recently that uses logos, in a sarcastic way, to prove its point. It's a Worx Energy commercial and is pretty funny. Here it is...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2cZFNNwO7s&feature=related

Now I looked up some quotes using these three terms, and the best one I found was using pathos and by actor John C. Reilly and must be about (and I'm just guessing here) a new TV show he his producing.

This is real human drama, we're not creating some amusement park ride for the summer. Even though the movie is really exciting to watch, it's got a real pathos behind it.
John C. Reilly


Read more:http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/pathos.html#ixzz1cbKw01Yq

There you are world, all of your Scooter insight on Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. Stay classy world.

Godspeed.

Videos...Again

If some of my viewers had trouble viewing videos, and the Stu's Song in particular. I am reposting the video here for all viewers that couldn't see it, because, well, it is just a spectacular song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpOdCWaTsIk

Please watch!!

:)

Godspeed.

Videos

I apoligize if any videos don't work. They would if you got smart and bought a MAC already.

Godspeed.

Mooobileeee

I am now mobile! Blog me.. Because now I WILL blog you right back.

Fun Size

I don't realize why they call the little candy bars "fun size," theres nothing fun about it.

Cliches, Cliches, Cliches

So when someone thinks of cliches, they usually think well... "What does that mean?" At least, thats what I thought right away, until my memory was jogged by my wonderful teacher. A cliche, a common phrase or statement that is used so often it is universally known, is something everyone of us use and try not to in some circumstances. When I think of cliches, I picture those super awkward in movies or even in real life when that one really awkward guy you know (yes, you know who you are) says something just ridiculously cheesy and causes an extremely awkward silence.  I can't stand those moments (so I usually make a joke back at him).

I don't know if anyone else notices this, but when I game (game=play video games (for the old timers)) I think it's hilarious when the announcers continuously make the same comments. And it's not just in gaming, but also in real life. This picture shows a pretty good representation of that.

I think it's just awkward when they say these things.

In the movies, cliches happen all the time... Even if you don't know it. When I watched this clip on Youtube I learned some cliches I didn't even realize were there. This video covers the 10 most used cliches in movies.

Obviously we have all seen this in movies and sometimes make them good, but others just make them outdated and "the usual."

Another popular area to have a cliche in a movie is during a waiting period.  When nothing much is going on in a movie, cliches appear and can be pretty funny.  Easily my favorite is this clip for The Hangover.

Probably one of my favorite cliches of all time is, "Stuff happens, or Sh** happens." These two are pretty common among teens as an adult would guess.  Cliches happen to the best of us, even though we try to stray away from them because they lack originality.  So be fresh in your writings, and stay away from cliches (thats a warning).

Godspeed.

Shout-out

Givin' a shout-out to some oregon folk and my main man.

#dothedance

Godspeed.