Among the first blogs will be nine "reading log entries", which will summarize the contents of entries in 3 other people's blogs, respond to them, and analyze how the writer appeals to the reader. That is, specifically, whether the writer appeals more to the reader's "ethos", "logos", or "pathos".
For the layman, and for my future reference, "ethos" means culture. If a writer is appealing to a reader's ethos, it means that he is writing about cultural issues or nuances. "Logos" means logic. If a writer is appealing to the logos, then he is writing logically, or about issues which involve logic or can be explained logically. And finally, "pathos" has to do with emotions. A writer who appeals to this will be writing about emotional issues, or at least using emotional words.
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