Ethos Pathos Logos
An argument based on the credibility of the author of the essay uses Ethos.
An argument intended on giving the audience a powerful, emotional force uses Pathos.
An argument based on deductive reasoning or common sense uses Logos.
Ethos S.B. 1: After extensive research through educated online articles and scholarly journals, I can say with confidence that friendship with family is especially important for great mental health.
Ethos S.B. 2: Jane Collingwood writes that society is overlooking the value of friendship, and that many modern problems stem from this lack of awareness. Considering she has written many articles reviewed by people in her areas if expertise, she clearly knows what she's writing about.
Ethos S.B. 2: Rosemary Bleiszner writes that there are many different features across different friendships. The fact that she uses many sources for her specific examples and that she wrote this in a scholarly article makes this claim very powerful.
Pathos S.B. 1: I remember phases of my teenage life that were very bad for my mental health. Forunately, my friend Ezra stuck with me through them and that really helped get me back on the right track.
Pathos S.B. 2: Playing many games with my dad has really strengthened my bond with him. He really seems like a special person to me and not just a parent who provides me with basic survival needs.
Pathos S.B. 3: Making friends with many of the fun and amazing people in my life has really shaped my life for the better. It makes me happy that there are always new people out there waiting to be your new great buddy.
Logos S.B. 1: Studies have shown that people that are obese or in poverty describe that their problem stemmed from lack of good friendship. Therefore, friendship is very important for keeping life stability.
Logos S.B. 2: In bad phases of my life I did not have good bonds with my friends. In good phases of my life, I had great bonds with my friends. Therefore, bad phases of life often contain bad friendships.
Logos S.B. 3: Having people give us great things is awesome. Being a good friend with someone makes it more likely that they will give you great things. Thus, having friends is awesome.