Using Evidence Effectively : Types of Appeals

Going into this Public Speaking class, I had already familiarized myself with the types of appeals. The four different types of appeals are Logos, Ethos, Pathos, and Mythos. I am very familiar with the first three, but the last one is a little new to me. Logos is when you use logical proof to explain something. The main types of examples used to apply this appeal is of facts, statistics, and analysis. The second appeal is Ethos, which means to give speaker credibility. To use this type of appeal, try and make the listeners feel connected to you. Pathos appeals to emotion. We tend to use stories, examples, testimonies to show you feeling in our story and to make you really feel what we're talking about. Mythos appeals to cultural beliefs. Mythos is a new one to me so I might consider putting this into my persuasive/actuative speech. I might use mythos when talking in my speech about different schools around the world who do not require general ed courses.