Discussion 15.2: Chapter Concepts

An interesting concept that I learned in Chapter 15 was learning about pathos. This is the “use of emotional evidence and stimulation of feelings to influence and audience.” Pathos is basically speaking in a way that makes your speech appeal to the audiences’ emotions. Ways to use pathos is to use stories, examples, definitions, and testimonies during a speech. Pathos when used effectively can help listeners better be part of the speech and to understand the message that the speaker is trying to accomplish. In the book the authors talk about how humans are motivated by five types of needs. This is physiological needs, safety needs, love/belonging needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs. When explaining and relating your topic to these needs a speaker can more likely accomplish their purpose.