Ethos Pathos Logos Analysis

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Ethos, Pathos and Logos. These three things are essential for creating any sort of essay or argument for or against something. In the essays “A Modest Proposal” written by Jonathan Swift his views on how to solve the problem of poverty are more effective than those of “ Lifeboat Ethics: A Case Against Helping the Poor” written by Garrett Hardin. Though both essays offer viable solutions to solve the issue of poverty Swift’s essay has a higher effect on the reader due to his use of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Ethos, the credibility of who is speaking or credibility of a source. For credibility Hardin himself has a BS degree and a PhD from Stanford University. This makes his credibility hard to question right from the start. Swift on