By using Aristotle's rhetorical techniques pathos and logos Wright was able to convey his attitude towards the importance of language as a key to identity and social acceptance. ... Wright uses pathos to covey his thoughts on the novels he read such as Sinclair Lewis's Main Street, which caused him to identify himself with the characters and the "whites" that surround him such as his boss Mr. ... The use of language in the novels that Wright read caused him to recognize how he and his family were truly regarded as. ... One of the key reasons language was important to Wright's ...

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It is very hard to win an argument, but Aristotle divided the art of persuasion into three categories: ethos pathos and logos. ... Decius wins because he used pathos as the main point of his argument, while Calpurnia barely used it at all. ... The reason she is able to originally convince Caesar is because she says they can blame her on Caesar not going to the senate that day, but Caesar decides to say that he isn't feeling well. ... Caesar would have never told Decius the real reason if he wasn't so close with him. ... Although the two used ethos and logos, it was the pathos used by...

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