pathos
An appeal to emotion is a rhetorical strategy that manipulates the audience's feelings, such as fear, pity, or joy, to persuade them to agree with the argument being presented. This technique often bypasses logical reasoning and relies on evoking strong emotional responses to sway the audience's opinion.
An argumentum ad passiones is an appeal or argument intended to convince the listeners by agitating the emotions.
making a rational argument based on reason and evidence to convince someone of a particular viewpoint or course of action.
When you appeal to your emotions
Emotional appeal aims to evoke feelings and sentiments in the audience, like joy or fear, to persuade them. Rational appeal, on the other hand, focuses on presenting logical arguments, facts, and evidence to convince the audience based on reason and logic.
Pathos is an appeal to the emotions of an audience in a work. It is Greek for suffering or emotions.
appeal to the audience's emotions
If you are on a stage, the acting appeals to the audience. The emotions and the feelings appeal to them.
A technique that appeals to fear, anger, or joy to sway the audience.
Logos
Use logic, emotion, or trust to convince readers
An example of an emotional appeal is using heartwarming stories of individuals who have overcome obstacles to create an emotional connection with the audience. This can make people feel empathetic, caring, and motivated to take action.