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Pathos

One of the three modes of persuasion in rhetoric (along with ethos and logos). Pathos is appeal based on emotion.

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[n] a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"
[n] a style that has the power to evoke feelings
[n] a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity"


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