Ethos, Ethos, Pathos And Logos As A Writer

In the beginning of the semester, before the first class I was looking forward to take Eng 101 because I assumed that speaking English all my life, I had a pretty good hold on the language. What I did not see coming was a journey that would force me to reconsider my abilities not only as a writer or speaker but also as a thinker! The biggest achievement that I have made through this class is gaining the ability to think and write about very basic yet extremely complicated and contradictory topics. I realized that the key to good writing was not only adding reflection and logic but also making sure that the reader is grasping what the intention and opinion of the writer is. This class has given me a chance to grow as a writer by offering me

The growth that I experienced in this class has been a result of several factors. To begin with, when I was introduced to the elements of ethos, logos and pathos I felt that they were very abstract ideas and that a writer eventually tends to write what he/she feels irrespective of facts, logic, emotion or an attempt to establish his/her credibility. However, this notion of mine was proved wrong when the class discussions started. I understood that the reader and not the writer finally judge writing and hence it is important to include all elements of ethos, pathos and logos is the required balance in order to create an interesting, thought-provoking essay with good arguments or opinions. This also taught me the importance of including personal anecdotes in my essays to grab the attention of the audience. After gaining an introduction to professional writing in class, I started preparing my interview assignment. Initially I thought that it was a weird assignment because it involved taking someone else’s experience of literacy and writing about it. It contradicted my personal definition of writing that was “ expressing your own self though personal opinions, experiences and