Drag each item to indicate whether it is an example of logos, ethos, or pathos. (1 point)

Question

Logos

Ethos

Pathos

# Without solar power, humanity will suffer the effects of climate change to an even greater degree.

# The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is an organization that studies developments in renewable energies, such as solar energy.

: Solar panels are carbon neutral in just a few years and last for up to 30 years.

Answer 1

Here is how the items can be categorized:

Logos (appeal to logic and reason):

• Without solar power, humanity will suffer the effects of climate change to an even greater degree.
• Solar panels are carbon neutral in just a few years and last for up to 30 years.

Ethos (appeal to credibility or character):

• The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is an organization that studies developments in renewable energies, such as solar energy.

Pathos (appeal to emotion):

• (None of the provided items are explicitly emotional appeals, so this category has no examples here).