The ethos that Collins uses within the article is very prominent throughout. During the entirety of the column, she continually quotes well known sources as well as referencing some as well. For example, she makes the point to quote Obama as to raise her ethos and make her seem more knowledgeable Despite the fact she leaves the experts unnamed, she even uses them to back up one of her points. This all works very well for the average reader, who most often does not care to check into their sources and enjoys reading surface details such as that included.
The pathos that Collins includes is scattered throughout the article well. She poses rhetorical questions such as "was there ever before a presidential candidate who could sound that enthusiastic while vowing to defund Big Bird?" in order to trigger emotional appeals to those who support PBS. Equally, she enhances her writing with hints of opinion to propagate feelings from the reader. As a very well thought-out writer, she knows the effectiveness of her opinion in small doses. She comes off as unbiased at first, but then starts to stir feelings with little pieces of her opinion.
The logos used was not so much in the form of numbers as it is in other documents, but more in the form of sources and facts presented. "Witness the large proportion of Ohio Republicans who told a pollster that they thought Mitt Romney was the person most responsible for killing Osama bin Laden" she says in reference to the overwhelming amount of very committed people.
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