The Art of Persuasion · Spring Term

Rhetorical Devices and Appeals

Learning to identify and deploy ethos, pathos, and logos within formal speeches and articles.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can a writer establish authority when addressing a hostile audience?
  2. 2Why is the strategic use of the collective 'we' so effective in political discourse?
  3. 3How do structural shifts between anecdote and data strengthen an argument?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

GCSE: English - Non-Fiction and RhetoricGCSE: English - Writing for Impact
Year: Year 11
Subject: English
Unit: The Art of Persuasion
Period: Spring Term

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