Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Technique application

WATCO utilizing renewable energy resources such as solar panels ON the present economy and living standards?

Audience: adults who have vehicles and homes who consume a lot of energy to keep their lives functioning.

Ethos: credible because it gives the option of something that is “renewable” that many people have heard of. Also credible because there are a lot of problems associated with energy resources and it gives the audience confidence that there are better alternatives.
Pathos: appeal to emotion in that it gives a sense of worry that the resources are depleting faster than they can be replaced. Also gives a sense of “we need to do something about this quick” which makes the audience feel pressure to look for a different way to get energy.
Logos: Appeals to logic in that if there is an energy resource that is “renewable” why wouldn’t anyone want to try it out? Everyone knows that the rising prices for gas and the depleting resources are only going to get worse so why not use a different source of energy?

1 comment:

sethj said...

It might be helpful to put the title & author of article. I'm probably guilty of this too.