Caged Animals

LI Analyse text to identify examples of ethos, pathos and logos.

Persuasive Reading Analysis: Caged Animals

Take another look at the persuasive piece of reading/ writing.

What strategies does the author use to try to persuade you?

Below are strategies writers often use for this form of writing.  Read through each

strategy and decide whether the author used that strategy by writing yes or no in the second column. If you write yes, then explain how the author used that strategy.

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	YES	The author says “Most animals kept caged up in zoos will never know how living free feels”.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	YES	Take for example Atlanta's own Willie B. Willie B. is probably Atlanta's most famous animal, but do you think he cares or even knows. All he knows is that he has been sitting in a cage for over 20 years. This is some facts about Willie. B which supports her argument.
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or  facts to support the argument	YES	Some facts the author uses to support his or hers writing are, Polar bears are animals who are used to sub-zero temperatures and putting them in a place like Atlanta, where the temperature can reach well into the 90's is cruel. For an animal like the elephant, however, it is the opposite.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	YES	The Author appeals to the audience’s emotions when he or she says “As a kid I used to love going to the zoo and seeing all of the different animals”. And “I did not use to think twice about how the animals must feel trapped in those small cages”.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	YES	The author has credibility because she or he knows a lot about animals and how they are caged.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause	NO
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;   this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations	NO