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Pathos, Logos, and Ethos in Anti-lockdown Op-Eds during COVID

This rhetorical analysis considers Karissa L. Niehoff's op-ed for Fox News "Halting High School Sports Due to COVID Hurts Students — Here’s What We Should Do." The student shows Niehoff's use of logos, pathos, and ethos in taking a reopening position, including a university study, reference to coaches and athletics directors, and descriptions of emotions to describe team dynamics (laugh, tears, heal).
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Bridget's feedback:

"This rhetorical analysis is off to a good start, and you make good use of paragraphing to keep the discussion organized and easy to follow. By ending each body paragraph on a specific example of rhetoric, you show you've close-read the article for those devices: I suggest pairing each up with their specific appeal (e.g., logos, pathos, ethos).

Now that you have those micro-examples noted, it will be important to give attention to the rhetor, venue, and situation. What are Niehoff's (use the last name when referring to the author) credentials? Do they indicate a specific bias or position? Does her venue (Fox News) have a bias, generally or as regards COVID, shutdowns, or even athletics? Did the article run as an op-ed? And finally, what is the situation? How does it impact Niehoff's stance, argument, and readers?"

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