Ethos, Logos, and Pathos Check-in

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5 questions
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Joshua Bell played a concert in 2007 in Boston at a famous concert hall to a sold out crowd. The tickets for the concert cost at least $100. People sat quietly, listened, and applauded when he was done. Why did the audience listen?

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Three days later, Joshua Bell played his violin on a subway platform as people walked by. What explains Joshua Bell's experience in the subway compared to the concert hall?

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Please use the Ethos, Logos, and Pathos handout for this question (on MB) - Please rewatch the opening seconds of Melati and Isabel's TED Talk (0.00 to 0.28). How do they use Pathos in the opening 30 seconds to connect with their audience and prepare their audience for the topic about Bye Bye Plastics Bags Bali?

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Please use the Ethos, Logos, and Pathos handout for this question (on MB) - Please rewatch Melati and Isabel's TED Talk (0.28 to 1.05). How do Melati and Isabel use Logos to show the audience why they decided to do this TED Talk? How do Melati and Isabel build Ethos with the audience in this part of the presentation?

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Please use the Ethos, Logos, and Pathos handout for this question (on MB) - Please rewatch Melati and Isabel's TED Talk (1.05 to 2.00). We know from the Ethos, Logos, and Pathos video in our last class that a great way to use Pathos is to tell stories. What would the title of the story Melati and Isabel tell in this part of the video be if you could write it? What emotional reaction do Melati and Isabel want the audience to feel after hearing this story in this part of the presentation?