In the space provided, Cite, and Explain which part of the paragraph best shows the author's use of 'Ethos': Imagine this: a small dog sits in a dark, cold garage. His hair is matted and dirty; he is skinny and weak from going days without food. There is no water for him to drink, no person to give him love, and no blanket to keep him warm at night. While this might be a hard scenario to imagine, it is not an uncommon one in America today. According to the Humane Society of the United States, nearly 1,000,000 animals are abused or die from abuse every year. As a veterinarian with 30 years of experience, I have seen how even one incident of abuse can affect an animal for the rest of its life. As a society, we need to be more aware of this terrible problem and address this issue before it gets worse.

The words "His hair is matted and dirty; he is skinny and weak from going days without food. There is no water for him to drink, no person to give him love, and no blanket to keep him warm at night." really stood out to me. The writer is using imagery & powerful descriptions to make us imagine the frail animal which immediately makes the audience sympathetic. This short text also mentions how no one is able to take care of the animal, which makes the audience want to step up & take action; therefore completing the author's purpose.

"As a veterinarian with 30 years of experience, I have seen how even one incident of abuse can affect an animal for the rest of its life." This is also a use of Pathos & Ethos because it assists the audience in realizing how often this happens in today's society. The 30 years experience gives credibility, making the statistics beforehand more reliable.

Hope this answered your question!

Explanation:

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i’m writing a memoir and i’ve been given the great suggestion of placing a ‘sub-narrative’ within some of the chapters – sort of, what was going on with me in the grand scheme of things.

i was wondering how to format this so that it is very obvious we are stepping out the of story.

firstly is a change in font from serif to sans workable? i also use dashes for a scene change. was thinking of using a different scene-changer too.

here’s a (shortened) example:

university – or what’s known as ‘uni’ in australia – were some of the best days of my life. where else do you get to potter around in a great location, have very little responsibility, learn lots of things, do lots of things and walk out four years later with a bonus – a degree!

with my university years i had immersed myself into community of intelligent ambitious people. generally everyone had a confidence about themselves. they knew where they were going in life and weren’t threatened by others.

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too much?