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Emotional appeal can be accomplished in a multitude of ways:
  • by metaphor or story telling, common as a Hook ,

  • by a general passion in the delivery and an overall amount of emotional items in the text of the speech,

  • and as a closing device, where pathos can be particularly powerful.


These are qualities of a fictional or nonfictional work that evoke sorrow or pity. Overemotionalism can be the result of an excess of pathos.
''See also:'' Rhetoric

In rhetoric, ''pathos'' is the use of emotional appeals to alter the audience's judgement. A common use of pathos in argument is creating a sense of rejection if the audience doesn't agree. Creating a fear of rejection is in essence, creating a pathos argument.