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“Supreme Court to Rule on Executing Young Killers”

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1 Rhetorical Appeals – Find evidence in the articles and evaluate its impact
“Supreme Court to Rule on Executing Young Killers” Example for Logos: “The plummeting number of such death sentences – there were two last year – lends weight to the argument that putting youths on death row amounts to cruel and unusual punishment” (4). This is a logical argument against the idea of treating juveniles as adults. It implies that most jurors refuse to apply the death penalty to juveniles because they feel that the punishment is too severe for someone who is not yet fully mature. Now you do the same thing for Pathos and Ethos in the article: Pathos: (Look for emotional arguments and loaded words) Ethos: (Look for evidence from a credible source, such as a judge or attorney)

2 Rhetorical Appeals – Find evidence in the articles and evaluate its impact
“Kids are Kids – Until They Commit Crimes” Logos: (Look for logical arguments, such as statistics) Pathos: (Look for emotional arguments and loaded words) Ethos: (Look for evidence from a credible source, such as a judge or attorney)


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