How does ethos go beyond an ethical appeal? Explain the complexities.

Ethos (Credibility), or ethical appeal, means convincing by the character of the

author. We tend to believe people whom we respect. One of the central problems of

argumentation is to project an impression to the reader that you are someone worth

listening to, in other words making yourself as author into an authority on the subject of

the paper, as well as someone who is likable and worthy of respect

Explanation:

For example, let's say you've never traveled outside of the United States, but you wrote a travel article about life in Russia. Your ethical appeal (or credibility) would be lower than someone who'd actually been to Russia.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

you have to write the essay, it counts as cheating if i do. so just use your brain; you're a smart kid. you can do it. : )

explanation:

nah. i'm good.