The Rhetorical Triangle

The Power Point Presentation and worksheet help teachers and students examine the 3 Parts of the Rhetorical Triangle: Ethos, Pathos, Logos. Today, we also use The Writer, The Audience and The Context to closely read the rhetorical content in a passage and how they relate to Ethos, Pathos and Logos. Having this foundation helps the student develop a familiarity with structure, content and literary terminology.

The Objective: Students will be able to identify the components of the Rhetorical Triangle and how they are used in a text.

The suggested Agenda includes: Three common Parts of Rhetorical Triangle, Their meanings, Three contemporary Parts of Rhetorical Triangle, Their connection to commonly known Parts of Rhetorical Triangle, Use Analyzing Rhetoric Graphic Organizer Worksheet to Identify Ethos, Pathos and Logos within a passage

There are two images of the Rhetorical Triangle with labeling, especially important for visual learners. Students can copy or obtain handouts of these slides to better understand the information.