Ethos, Pathos, Logos

In the speech given by Frannie Lou Hamer, there is a great representation of ethos, pathos, and logos. As she very firmly stated her exact address and various dates, she gave statistics and showed the audience that she had observed everything she had claimed to observe. In this way she is also showing her ethos because she allows the audience and all members of the Credentials Committee to trust her as she speaks. She is very upfront with the people she is speaking in front of. She brings out pathos for much of the speech. She vividly explains the way she and her friends were treated in restaurants, bathrooms, jail, and many other places. These descriptions causes the audience to react in a more sensitive manner. In the speech given by Stokely Camichael, once again we can see ethos, pathos, and logos being used. He shows his ethos by informing the audience that he has done several things with very well known groups and people such as Martin Luther King Jr. and the Students Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. This allows the audience to believe the things he says knowing that he is being truthful. He uses pathos in a very different way than many speakers. He uses jokes as an attempt to draw his audience of college student's attention to what he is saying. The laughter from the crowd shows that this appeal to emotion benefits his speech. He appealed to logos by giving clear examples of the things that occurred as well as when and where they happened.