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Rhetoric Assignment: Using Ethos To Appeal To My Mom
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In order to get my mom to trust me more, I will primarily use pathos. I will also use ethos to appeal to my mom. I will use pathos by telling my mom how much I love her and appreciate everything she has done for me. I will tell her how I appreciate how she was a single mother and did all she could. I will use pathos by telling her how special she is to me and how it must have been hard but she did give me almost anything I wanted. I will use ethos by telling her how credible I am. I will tell her that now I have a job and I am more responsible because of that. I am also credible because I am going to be 18 next year , so I am becoming a young adult. The fact that I can handle a job cheer and school means I should be more

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