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Pathos is a Greek term referring to appeal to the emotions and ideals of the audience, eliciting feelings that already reside in them. Pathos is most often used in rhetoric, in which it is considered one of the three modes of persuasion, alongside ethos and logos. It is also used as in literature, film and other narrative art.

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  • Methods
  • Philosophy
  • Rhetoric
  • Aristotle’s text on pathos
  • Alternative views on pathos
  • Pathos before Aristotle
  • Contemporary pathos
  • Pathos in politics
  • Pathos in advertising
  • Pathos in research
  • Pathos in art
  • Pathos in music
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Pathos is a Greek term referring to appeal to the emotions and ideals of the audience, eliciting feelings that already reside in them. Pathos is most often used in rhetoric, in which it is considered one of the three modes of persuasion, alongside ethos and logos. It is also used as in literature, film and other narrative art.

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