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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Appeals
When trying to convince someone of something, what is most important to appeal to: logic, emotion, ethics, or something else? Explain your answer.
When you write something to convince someone of a topic, there are many different aspects to it that can effect how well you write. They include logic, emotion, and ethics. However, I believe that the most important thing of persuasive writing is the facts that you use. If you don't have facts, then your writing goes nowhere. It doesn't matter how much logic or ethics you use. Without facts, the paper will just be your opinion. The person already knows your opinion and what side you are backing and why. However, if the reasons that help your argument are vague, then you will never win the argument. You can say taht the other side is wrong and that you are right as much as you want, but without facts, your idea(s) will be cast aside and not taken seriously. Facts are good references that help your argument because they are true and allow you to base your argument off of them and make the argument more realistic.
When attempting to convince someone that your point is correct, the most important appeal is emotion. This is because most of our arguments rely entirely on emotion to begin with-after all, how many of our arguments do we start entirely because of logic? While backing up your argument with logic is very important to making a good statement, without emotion in your argument and a passion behind what you are talking about, your writing will not be very powerful. Also, we can relate to people more by using emotion in our persuasion and getting them to see our side. It is like empathy, where you are putting yourself in the other person's shoes. If you do this and so does your argument, you make for a very good argument and maybe even a convinced responce from your audience.
To convince a person of your opinion on a subject, logic would have to be one of the most important. emotion and ethics are also very important, considering that to appeal to a persons emotions is to appeal to their heart and mind, and that could definitely sway a person opinion, and ethics does appeal to the mind, in a sense, because what you believe about certain hot button issues and how they should be handled is ethics. However, to really appeal to both ethics and emotion, logic can be used to convince a person of their argument. With logic, there are facts that back up your argument. otherwise, as MMiller said, the paper will just be your opinion. The reader is going to need some sort of reference in order to be convinced.
When you write, I think that it is important to use logic, emotion, and ethics, but I agree with Michelle in saying that facts are the most important. Facts are your proof that your argument exists, and is reasonable. Without the facts to backup your paper, your writing means nothing. You can use logic to try and convince your audience, but your logic may make you sound like you know what your talking about, but using facts will really confirm your knowledge of the topic. By getting facts, you are also showing that other people in the world agree with your argument, and have things to prove why it is correct. Using facts will push your argument even further than just using logic, emotion, and ethics, and it will really demonstrate to your reader that you know what you are talking about and you have proof.
When your trying to convince someone of something, I feel that emotion is the key category to target. When somebody reads anything, their feelings are the first thing to overpower them. Nobody can stop their emotions, therefore, that is the one thing you should target. If they actually agree with your point of view on your argument, then their emotions will guide them towards that choice. Capturing someone's emotions is a powerful thing to do, especially in an essay. The writer has to use certain techniques to do so, and they cannot be rude, or unreasonable right off the bat. One thing to do is complement the other side. Let the other side know that you understand their argument, and that you do not want to actually argue over it. Another technique is to support your argument with solid ideas. Anything that seems wrong or out of place with give the reader the wrong idea.
There are many important concepts to appeal to when trying to convice someone of something. This includes logic, emotion and ethics. The most important of these three would have to be logic. Without logic, there would be nothing to support your reasoning. For example, if you were to write an essay about why the sky is blue, you cannot just say that it is blue because of your own opinion. You must use logic to get the reader to fully understand what you are saying. Moreover, you need to make sense to the reader. If what you are saying doesn't make sense, they will not want to agree with what you are saying. Logic is what proves and show examples of your argument. Like "MMiller" said, without logic, what you are saying would just be your own opinion. If a paper is just your opinion no one will want to listen to what you have to say. With facts, you can see what more than one person agrees with.
When you try to convince someone of something through writing, the most important aspect to appeal to is logic. Appealing to emotions, ethics, or opinions might not always work because different people have different emotions, ethics, and opinions, and will react differently to your arguement. On the other hand, everyone's logic is basically the same, so the arguement could potentially work for a wide range of people. Altough to a single person, an appeal to their ethics might work better than logic, if you're arguement is directed at more than one person, appealing to logic will always work.
When trying to convince someone of an idea or topic, you must take into consideration the type of person they are. People react to different stimuli differently than others. In most cases logic is the best choice. Logic creates a fool proof argument that can hold water. Emotion and ethics are actually illogical things that humans have. They are not a solid thing to base an argument on because in reality they are irrelivent to the thought of your idea being right or wrong. Appealing to one's emotions is for an argument that is truely illogical and lacks any real proof to back it up.
When you write something and are trying to convince someone, there are a few ways you can do that. Either logic, emotion, and ethics. What i think is the best way to persuade someone is through logic. If you are trying to persuade someone through emotion and they do not care about others and are not emotional they will not agree with your argument. It is the same with someone who does not have any morals or beliefs, if your angle is to talk about the difference between right and wrong the reader will not care. On the other hand, if you talk about things that are logic and that have to make sense, then it is obviously correct. No one can disagree with something that is proven to be correct.
In an argument, it takes a lot of different aspects to help your argument be seen and agreed with. Logic is definitely the most important aspect to an argument however. You cannot get someone to agree with your arguments side, if it logically does not make any sense. Also, if your argument does not make any logical sense, no one is going to believe that it is a serious argument and no one will take your side seriously.
While emotion and ethics are very important, like the idea of right and wrong and how emotions can swag your idea's on them, if the argument does not make sense it cannot be agreed with.
When it comes to convincing someone of something, it is important to know what will hook them. To do this, one must appeal to the audience's weak point, points such as logic, emotion, and ethics, among others. Of the three I find that ethics is the most important to pay attention to. This I believe because ethics to a degree is somewhat like opinional logic with emotion to it. I find it to be a subject made logical based off of emotion. Ethics are also difficult to change as people often become very defensive of their ethics. Therefore, appealing to one's ethics in a believable and down to earth kind of way would in a way butter up the audience for your persuasive argument.
There are many different aspects of an argument that are important to appeal to. Although each is very important in winning a case, I believe the most important are emotions. Emotions often dictate most of the decisions a person makes in his/her life. They are the first aspects of a paper to reach out and touch the reader. Often times, they blind the reader with pity or anger, distracting them from the actual facts and evidence. We often act on impulse as a result of our convicting emotions. An author can manipulate these emotions to make them see their side. Many times, pity and compassion is used against the reader. As ablanc pointed out, emotions can result in passion. This makes the argument seem stronger. Emotions can also lead to a realness in the argument. The person can relate to what the writer is telling them, and carry a much deeper connection with the argument.
There are multiple things that you need to appeal to. I believe that two of the things on that list are the most important. I believe that logic and emotion are what need to be talked about the most because it gives facts, and gets inside the persons mind. Talking about emotion is key because it will make the person feel the emotion intended and bring their heart to your side. The logic aspect will tap into the person's mind and make them see the facts. Now you have their mind. When you have the heart and mind of the reader, you have them on your side and the goal of persuasion has been reached.
When trying to convince someone of something, in my opinion, it is most important to appeal to logic. The reason I believe this is because if you don't have facts to support your argument, then it's almost like you have nothing and your argument is weak. Logic is key in making your argument because you want your reader to be able to understand what you're trying to prove, and they want to see that it's not just your opinion or believe, but that it's a true fact, or something everyone knows. This isn't saying that emotion and ethics aren't important as well, but manipulating your readers feelings doesn't always make them think about your argument or see that it has a point to it. It doesn't show the logic in your argument. Therefore, appealing to logic is probably the most important because having real facts support your argument shows that you're not just stating random opinions. You actually have the evidence to back it up.
Any argument that does not appeal to something, be it logic, emotion, or ethics, is a failed argument. However simply appealing to emotion or ethics will not always work. The most effective way of convincing anyone of something, is to appeal to logic, and this is for a multitude of reasons. One of the most prominent reasons is that the people that are convinced by emotion and ethics are usually more easily convinced of everything. These are the people that are characteristically more likely to switch sides on an argument. This means appealing to logic should be just as effective as appealing to emotion and ethics for these types of people. In a similar way, those that are only convinced by sound logic, are less likely to switch positions overall. These types of people will generally disregard any appeal to emotion or ethics and dismiss it as a weak argument. It takes extremely clear and exact logic to be able to convince these types of people to switch sides.
Appealing to ethics and emotion has debatable effectiveness. Ethics depend on the individual's point of view, and emotions can be seen as things that cloud judgment. Logic's truth is never debatable. If one is capable of proving the sound logic behind an argument, people are just being stubborn if they refuse to change their opinion.
When trying to convince someone of something I think it is most important to appeal to logic first. If you have a logical argument that can be supported by evidence and facts people are going to be more likely to agree with you. You could have a great argument but if you don't have the evidence to back it up people may not take you seriously and your essential motive to convince your reader is lost. I think that once you have a logical argument that people can easily find correct, then you try to appeal to emotion. If you can find an argument that is logical but also plays with people's emotions and makes them connect and feel on a deeper level, you have yourself a very good argument. I think if you have an equal balance of both logic and emotion you can convince your reader without a doubt. Not only do you have your facts to base your argument off of, but you make the reader agree with you on an emotional level.
In an argument it's important to understand what will appeal to the reader that will best convince them of your side. Every argument is different therefore they have to be approached in different ways. For example, an argument concerning abortion on a pro-life side might want to approach it by using emotion. If they're trying to make their reader opposed to abortion than they would want to reach them in a way that will make them feel sorry for the child being lost. If you were arguing pro-life then they would want to base it more on ethics. They would want the readers to believe that it should be the woman's choice. The way to convince someone of something completly depends on what you are trying to convince them of.
When trying to convince someone of something, it is most important to appeal to logic. Although appealing to emotions is also very important because it taps into the reader on a deeper level, in the end logic is what wins an argument. If you have logical explanations backing up what you are trying to prove, you can't be proven wrong because you have solid facts to prove it right. Logic will always win your argument in the end.
I think that when you are trying to convince someone, you cannot focus solely on one thing. That being said, I think that the most crucial tool you need is facts. Your essay would be nothing without logic. What reader would consider the opinion of a person who makes no sense in their argument? Moreover, emotion is definitely of importance too. A reader needs to not only sense your passion concerning your side, but you must also find a way to emotionally connect with them in order to show them your side. However, despite all that, your essay would be nothing without cold, hard, facts. If you include statistics concerning your argument, not only will you be teaching the reader more about it, but you will also come off as smarter. Facts are the most helpful things you can use to back up your argument. Although all things mentioned are necessary for a strong essay, facts, in my opinion, are the most important.
I think what is important would depend on who you are arguing to and what it's about. As can be seen in real life, politics mainly use emotion to incite feeling within audiences. Appealing to emotion may not be important in an argument about something less personal and more fact-based. Ethics would be important in a discussion about something affecting and or involving other people. In persuasive essays, I believe logic should be a large part of the argument because it's the best to prove someone wrong without angering or offending the reader.
When convincing someone, emotion is usually the best appeal. Emotion ususally beats any logic or fact that is in a paper. Even if the argument is weak, if emotion is used the write way, it can make the essay appear strong er on the surface. But once the essay is disected and reevaluated, the reader usually sees the lack of fact and reason in the argument. But initially, emotion has the largest appeal. People can relate to feelings and they can usually sympathize with whatever side the writer is on. Ethics, logic, and reason take a back seat to emotion because they don't hit the soft spot of the reader like emotions do. Ethics and logic have an appeal, but they cannot compete with an emotional level of reason like true feelings can.
When presenting an argument or trying to convince someone of something, there is something very important that the other side of the argument must appeal to. This is ethics. A person who is reading or indulging into the argument wants to see what the other side has to say. However, they do not want trashy talk about how their side is wrong, but just insight as to why the other side thinks their own side is better. Ethics are an important part because the opposing side will not even begin to consider your points if your paper is obnoxious and inconsiderate. It is important that when trying to convince someone of a topic, you back it up with reasonable information and again, just not your own straight up opinion. Ethics is extremely important in this case.
I feel that it is the most important to appeal to ethics when trying to convince someone of something. i believe this because when it all boils down to an arguement, its how you morally feel about a topic that really matters. It does not matter how many facts you have, or how logical your reason may be, its all about how you really feel. Logically, it wuld make sense to kill a killer, but ethically, is it right? And when making an argument you have to make the reader or audience make that choice, and convince them on your side.
The most important thing to appeal to a person in an argument is to argue using ethics. People are so concerned with their ethics, some will argue even if they do not believe one hundred percent as long as the person has the same ethics. Believing the same ethics as others gives you a step up, and helps them bond with the person, making them feel as if they are understood and found someone just like them. This helps and has the person argue and support the person in his argument.
The appeal to logic seems to be the best for an argumentative essay. As others have said people don't necessarily have the same emotions, and others may have a different sense of what is ethical and what is not. Therefore logic seems to be the most appropriate because facts speak for themselves and are very difficult to go against unless they are weak. Another importance of logic is that logic is not based on once opinion but rather on the facts that are presented on the argument therefore it doesn't matter how someone might feel emotionally or ethically because that wont change the facts. Finally logic seems to be a better approach to convince a group of people because they may have different emotions or opinions on ethics, but have the ability to understand the argument from a logical point of view.
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When you write something to convince someone of a topic, there are many different aspects to it that can effect how well you write. They include logic, emotion, and ethics. However, I believe that the most important thing of persuasive writing is the facts that you use. If you don't have facts, then your writing goes nowhere. It doesn't matter how much logic or ethics you use. Without facts, the paper will just be your opinion. The person already knows your opinion and what side you are backing and why. However, if the reasons that help your argument are vague, then you will never win the argument. You can say taht the other side is wrong and that you are right as much as you want, but without facts, your idea(s) will be cast aside and not taken seriously. Facts are good references that help your argument because they are true and allow you to base your argument off of them and make the argument more realistic.
When attempting to convince someone that your point is correct, the most important appeal is emotion. This is because most of our arguments rely entirely on emotion to begin with-after all, how many of our arguments do we start entirely because of logic? While backing up your argument with logic is very important to making a good statement, without emotion in your argument and a passion behind what you are talking about, your writing will not be very powerful. Also, we can relate to people more by using emotion in our persuasion and getting them to see our side. It is like empathy, where you are putting yourself in the other person's shoes. If you do this and so does your argument, you make for a very good argument and maybe even a convinced responce from your audience.
To convince a person of your opinion on a subject, logic would have to be one of the most important. emotion and ethics are also very important, considering that to appeal to a persons emotions is to appeal to their heart and mind, and that could definitely sway a person opinion, and ethics does appeal to the mind, in a sense, because what you believe about certain hot button issues and how they should be handled is ethics. However, to really appeal to both ethics and emotion, logic can be used to convince a person of their argument. With logic, there are facts that back up your argument. otherwise, as MMiller said, the paper will just be your opinion. The reader is going to need some sort of reference in order to be convinced.
When you write, I think that it is important to use logic, emotion, and ethics, but I agree with Michelle in saying that facts are the most important. Facts are your proof that your argument exists, and is reasonable. Without the facts to backup your paper, your writing means nothing. You can use logic to try and convince your audience, but your logic may make you sound like you know what your talking about, but using facts will really confirm your knowledge of the topic. By getting facts, you are also showing that other people in the world agree with your argument, and have things to prove why it is correct. Using facts will push your argument even further than just using logic, emotion, and ethics, and it will really demonstrate to your reader that you know what you are talking about and you have proof.
When your trying to convince someone of something, I feel that emotion is the key category to target. When somebody reads anything, their feelings are the first thing to overpower them. Nobody can stop their emotions, therefore, that is the one thing you should target. If they actually agree with your point of view on your argument, then their emotions will guide them towards that choice.
Capturing someone's emotions is a powerful thing to do, especially in an essay. The writer has to use certain techniques to do so, and they cannot be rude, or unreasonable right off the bat.
One thing to do is complement the other side. Let the other side know that you understand their argument, and that you do not want to actually argue over it. Another technique is to support your argument with solid ideas. Anything that seems wrong or out of place with give the reader the wrong idea.
There are many important concepts to appeal to when trying to convice someone of something. This includes logic, emotion and ethics. The most important of these three would have to be logic. Without logic, there would be nothing to support your reasoning. For example, if you were to write an essay about why the sky is blue, you cannot just say that it is blue because of your own opinion. You must use logic to get the reader to fully understand what you are saying. Moreover, you need to make sense to the reader. If what you are saying doesn't make sense, they will not want to agree with what you are saying. Logic is what proves and show examples of your argument. Like "MMiller" said, without logic, what you are saying would just be your own opinion. If a paper is just your opinion no one will want to listen to what you have to say. With facts, you can see what more than one person agrees with.
When you try to convince someone of something through writing, the most important aspect to appeal to is logic. Appealing to emotions, ethics, or opinions might not always work because different people have different emotions, ethics, and opinions, and will react differently to your arguement. On the other hand, everyone's logic is basically the same, so the arguement could potentially work for a wide range of people. Altough to a single person, an appeal to their ethics might work better than logic, if you're arguement is directed at more than one person, appealing to logic will always work.
When trying to convince someone of an idea or topic, you must take into consideration the type of person they are. People react to different stimuli differently than others. In most cases logic is the best choice. Logic creates a fool proof argument that can hold water. Emotion and ethics are actually illogical things that humans have. They are not a solid thing to base an argument on because in reality they are irrelivent to the thought of your idea being right or wrong. Appealing to one's emotions is for an argument that is truely illogical and lacks any real proof to back it up.
When you write something and are trying to convince someone, there are a few ways you can do that. Either logic, emotion, and ethics. What i think is the best way to persuade someone is through logic. If you are trying to persuade someone through emotion and they do not care about others and are not emotional they will not agree with your argument. It is the same with someone who does not have any morals or beliefs, if your angle is to talk about the difference between right and wrong the reader will not care. On the other hand, if you talk about things that are logic and that have to make sense, then it is obviously correct. No one can disagree with something that is proven to be correct.
In an argument, it takes a lot of different aspects to help your argument be seen and agreed with. Logic is definitely the most important aspect to an argument however. You cannot get someone to agree with your arguments side, if it logically does not make any sense. Also, if your argument does not make any logical sense, no one is going to believe that it is a serious argument and no one will take your side seriously.
While emotion and ethics are very important, like the idea of right and wrong and how emotions can swag your idea's on them, if the argument does not make sense it cannot be agreed with.
When it comes to convincing someone of something, it is important to know what will hook them. To do this, one must appeal to the audience's weak point, points such as logic, emotion, and ethics, among others. Of the three I find that ethics is the most important to pay attention to. This I believe because ethics to a degree is somewhat like opinional logic with emotion to it. I find it to be a subject made logical based off of emotion. Ethics are also difficult to change as people often become very defensive of their ethics. Therefore, appealing to one's ethics in a believable and down to earth kind of way would in a way butter up the audience for your persuasive argument.
There are many different aspects of an argument that are important to appeal to. Although each is very important in winning a case, I believe the most important are emotions. Emotions often dictate most of the decisions a person makes in his/her life. They are the first aspects of a paper to reach out and touch the reader. Often times, they blind the reader with pity or anger, distracting them from the actual facts and evidence. We often act on impulse as a result of our convicting emotions. An author can manipulate these emotions to make them see their side. Many times, pity and compassion is used against the reader. As ablanc pointed out, emotions can result in passion. This makes the argument seem stronger. Emotions can also lead to a realness in the argument. The person can relate to what the writer is telling them, and carry a much deeper connection with the argument.
There are multiple things that you need to appeal to. I believe that two of the things on that list are the most important. I believe that logic and emotion are what need to be talked about the most because it gives facts, and gets inside the persons mind. Talking about emotion is key because it will make the person feel the emotion intended and bring their heart to your side. The logic aspect will tap into the person's mind and make them see the facts. Now you have their mind. When you have the heart and mind of the reader, you have them on your side and the goal of persuasion has been reached.
When trying to convince someone of something, in my opinion, it is most important to appeal to logic. The reason I believe this is because if you don't have facts to support your argument, then it's almost like you have nothing and your argument is weak. Logic is key in making your argument because you want your reader to be able to understand what you're trying to prove, and they want to see that it's not just your opinion or believe, but that it's a true fact, or something everyone knows. This isn't saying that emotion and ethics aren't important as well, but manipulating your readers feelings doesn't always make them think about your argument or see that it has a point to it. It doesn't show the logic in your argument. Therefore, appealing to logic is probably the most important because having real facts support your argument shows that you're not just stating random opinions. You actually have the evidence to back it up.
Any argument that does not appeal to something, be it logic, emotion, or ethics, is a failed argument. However simply appealing to emotion or ethics will not always work. The most effective way of convincing anyone of something, is to appeal to logic, and this is for a multitude of reasons. One of the most prominent reasons is that the people that are convinced by emotion and ethics are usually more easily convinced of everything. These are the people that are characteristically more likely to switch sides on an argument. This means appealing to logic should be just as effective as appealing to emotion and ethics for these types of people. In a similar way, those that are only convinced by sound logic, are less likely to switch positions overall. These types of people will generally disregard any appeal to emotion or ethics and dismiss it as a weak argument. It takes extremely clear and exact logic to be able to convince these types of people to switch sides.
Appealing to ethics and emotion has debatable effectiveness. Ethics depend on the individual's point of view, and emotions can be seen as things that cloud judgment. Logic's truth is never debatable. If one is capable of proving the sound logic behind an argument, people are just being stubborn if they refuse to change their opinion.
When trying to convince someone of something I think it is most important to appeal to logic first. If you have a logical argument that can be supported by evidence and facts people are going to be more likely to agree with you. You could have a great argument but if you don't have the evidence to back it up people may not take you seriously and your essential motive to convince your reader is lost. I think that once you have a logical argument that people can easily find correct, then you try to appeal to emotion. If you can find an argument that is logical but also plays with people's emotions and makes them connect and feel on a deeper level, you have yourself a very good argument. I think if you have an equal balance of both logic and emotion you can convince your reader without a doubt. Not only do you have your facts to base your argument off of, but you make the reader agree with you on an emotional level.
In an argument it's important to understand what will appeal to the reader that will best convince them of your side. Every argument is different therefore they have to be approached in different ways. For example, an argument concerning abortion on a pro-life side might want to approach it by using emotion. If they're trying to make their reader opposed to abortion than they would want to reach them in a way that will make them feel sorry for the child being lost. If you were arguing pro-life then they would want to base it more on ethics. They would want the readers to believe that it should be the woman's choice. The way to convince someone of something completly depends on what you are trying to convince them of.
When trying to convince someone of something, it is most important to appeal to logic. Although appealing to emotions is also very important because it taps into the reader on a deeper level, in the end logic is what wins an argument. If you have logical explanations backing up what you are trying to prove, you can't be proven wrong because you have solid facts to prove it right. Logic will always win your argument in the end.
I think that when you are trying to convince someone, you cannot focus solely on one thing. That being said, I think that the most crucial tool you need is facts. Your essay would be nothing without logic. What reader would consider the opinion of a person who makes no sense in their argument? Moreover, emotion is definitely of importance too. A reader needs to not only sense your passion concerning your side, but you must also find a way to emotionally connect with them in order to show them your side. However, despite all that, your essay would be nothing without cold, hard, facts. If you include statistics concerning your argument, not only will you be teaching the reader more about it, but you will also come off as smarter. Facts are the most helpful things you can use to back up your argument. Although all things mentioned are necessary for a strong essay, facts, in my opinion, are the most important.
I think what is important would depend on who you are arguing to and what it's about. As can be seen in real life, politics mainly use emotion to incite feeling within audiences. Appealing to emotion may not be important in an argument about something less personal and more fact-based. Ethics would be important in a discussion about something affecting and or involving other people. In persuasive essays, I believe logic should be a large part of the argument because it's the best to prove someone wrong without angering or offending the reader.
When convincing someone, emotion is usually the best appeal. Emotion ususally beats any logic or fact that is in a paper. Even if the argument is weak, if emotion is used the write way, it can make the essay appear strong er on the surface. But once the essay is disected and reevaluated, the reader usually sees the lack of fact and reason in the argument. But initially, emotion has the largest appeal. People can relate to feelings and they can usually sympathize with whatever side the writer is on. Ethics, logic, and reason take a back seat to emotion because they don't hit the soft spot of the reader like emotions do. Ethics and logic have an appeal, but they cannot compete with an emotional level of reason like true feelings can.
When presenting an argument or trying to convince someone of something, there is something very important that the other side of the argument must appeal to. This is ethics. A person who is reading or indulging into the argument wants to see what the other side has to say. However, they do not want trashy talk about how their side is wrong, but just insight as to why the other side thinks their own side is better. Ethics are an important part because the opposing side will not even begin to consider your points if your paper is obnoxious and inconsiderate. It is important that when trying to convince someone of a topic, you back it up with reasonable information and again, just not your own straight up opinion. Ethics is extremely important in this case.
I feel that it is the most important to appeal to ethics when trying to convince someone of something. i believe this because when it all boils down to an arguement, its how you morally feel about a topic that really matters. It does not matter how many facts you have, or how logical your reason may be, its all about how you really feel. Logically, it wuld make sense to kill a killer, but ethically, is it right? And when making an argument you have to make the reader or audience make that choice, and convince them on your side.
The most important thing to appeal to a person in an argument is to argue using ethics. People are so concerned with their ethics, some will argue even if they do not believe one hundred percent as long as the person has the same ethics. Believing the same ethics as others gives you a step up, and helps them bond with the person, making them feel as if they are understood and found someone just like them. This helps and has the person argue and support the person in his argument.
The appeal to logic seems to be the best for an argumentative essay. As others have said people don't necessarily have the same emotions, and others may have a different sense of what is ethical and what is not. Therefore logic seems to be the most appropriate because facts speak for themselves and are very difficult to go against unless they are weak. Another importance of logic is that logic is not based on once opinion but rather on the facts that are presented on the argument therefore it doesn't matter how someone might feel emotionally or ethically because that wont change the facts. Finally logic seems to be a better approach to convince a group of people because they may have different emotions or opinions on ethics, but have the ability to understand the argument from a logical point of view.
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