Before you deploy, make sure you know exactly what you are scanning for. Memorize these definitions:
Ethos (Trust & Authority)
What it is: Establishing credibility or appealing to a shared sense of morality. How to spot it: Look for the speaker mentioning their titles, years of experience, expertise, or appealing to ethical duties (e.g., "As a doctor with 20 years of experience..." or "It is our moral obligation to...").
Pathos (Emotion)
What it is: Appealing to the audience's feelings, desires, or fears. How to spot it: Look for vivid imagery, emotional anecdotes, words that make you feel angry, sad, or patriotic (e.g., "Think of the innocent children starving in the streets...").
Logos (Logic & Facts)
What it is: Appealing to reason through evidence and logical structure. How to spot it: Look for hard statistics, percentages, historical facts, logical "if/then" statements, and citations (e.g., "Studies show a 40% decrease in emissions...").
Logical Fallacy (The Glitch)
What it is: A flaw or trick in reasoning that makes a bad argument look good. How to spot it: Look for personal attacks (Ad Hominem), extreme exaggerations (Slippery Slope), or distracting from the real issue (Straw Man) (e.g., "If we change the uniform policy, next the school will force us to wear matching haircuts!").
Rhetoric Radar
Draft your analyst persona. Scan the text. Hunt for rhetorical devices. Learning is a tactical operation.
Draft Your Persona (Select One)
The Authority
2x Points for Ethos
The Empath
2x Points for Pathos
The Logician
2x Points for Logos
The Skeptic
2x Points for Fallacies
Advanced Operatives
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Click sentences to tag rhetorical devices. Hint: Some sentences have multiple tags. Some have none.