Ayn Rand's Ethos Pathos Logos

During his childhood, he was blessed with an individual spirit and the intelligence to understand the knowledge of the world. In spite of this, he reckoned his abilities as transgressions. He acknowledged that the way of life was that “Everything which comes from the many is good. Everything which comes from the one is evil” (Rand 85). Equality strives to accept the totalitarian society and consequently, he desperately struggles to disregard his abilities and subdue his desires. The grisly effects of society are portrayed immensely through the profound sense of guilt he suffers while committing the Sin of Preference. He continually recites that, “We are nothing. Mankind is all. By the grace of our brothers are we allowed our lives. We exist through, by, and for our brothers who are the State. Amen” (Rand 21). Gradually, his aspirations contradict with the dogma of society. He discovers that he finds more joy committing the Sin of Preference rather than restraining himself from happiness, which ultimately, allows him to elude his conscious premises. Equality’s belief that “[he] [has] torn [himself] from the truth which is [his] brother men… [he] knows [this], but [he] [does] not care” (Rand 76) marks his complete triumph over collectivism. Prior to his transformation, he belonged to a society in which the Sin of Preference revoked all rights for any desire, which ultimately disallowed citizens to think for freely. If permitted to do so, no

He was thought that it was bad to be different but he did not care, he just wanted to show other citizens that there was more than what meets the eyes. Not only is equality an individualized thinker but he is also smart and brave. Equality makes a statement in his society by creating light and sharing the new invention with others. “We MADE IT. WE CREATED IT. We brought it forth from the night of the ages. We alone. Our hands. Our minds. Ours alone and only. We knew not what we are saying. Our head is reeling. We look upon the light which we have made” ( Rand 59). This shows that Equality made a new invention and is eventually going to show it to the council of scholars. This affects society because the council of scholars thinks that Equality is being superior to his brother. “We have much to say to a wretch who have broken all the laws and who boast of their infamy! How dared you think that your mind held greater wisdom than the minds of your brothers? And if the council had decreed that you should be a street sweeper, how dared you think that you could be of greater use to men than in sweeping the streets?” (Rand 71). This proves that no one, besides Equality wants to change society. This ties to the theme by trying to break out of the controlling society and leading into Equality standing up for individualism and for himself. In addition this concludes how the two short stories “Anthem” and “Harrison Bergeron” have different themes.

There is a power to individual thinking that forges new pathways that were not there before. Equality’s individual motivations lead him continuously in new paths and allowed him, to discover things that were about himself and in the

Equality is motivated by himself. He wants to invent things. He’s not doing it for fame or to try to impress the council, but for himself. He’s eager to discover and he’s curious about things and how they work. He is very passionate about his experiments and puts a lot of pride and work into them. Equality is much smarter than the rest of his society as it states “It was that the learning was too easy”(21). He dreamed of being a scholar where he can put his talents to a good use;

In the book Anthem, Equality 7-2521 (Equality) lived in a society where everyone was equal and treated with disrespect. The society had no tolerance for being different and having their own opinion and ideas. People couldn’t even pursue the career they dreamed of having. They were punished for disobeying any of these “rules”. Despite Equality’s strict society, his motivations in conducting his experiments are finding individuality, starting a new revolution, finding freedom, and trying to become a scholar.

Through his work, he discovers a way to harness electricity and make a primitive light bulb. He knows that this discovery with greatly help mankind because a light bulb is more practical than a candle. This, however is not the reasoning behind Equality’s experimentation. Shown in the quote “We shall put before The Home of Scholars the greatest gift ever offered to men. We shall tell them the truth . . . We shall join our hands to theirs, and we shall work together, with the power of the sky, for the glory of mankind.” (Rand 67). In other words, Equality wishes to bring man a grand discovery of his, a discovery that will make everyone’s lives much easier. If you look closely you will find that Equality is very excited to show his invention, but he shows it so that he is a contributing individual. From this we can see that Equality wants only to be an individual, that is his motivation. Also, shown here “This wire is a part of our body, as a vein torn from us, glowing with our blood. Are we proud of this thread of metal, or of our hands which made it, or is there a line to divide these two?” (Rand 61). Rand expresses that Equality’s light bulb is a part of him, he created it for his brothers, but more importantly, he created it for the sake of his own individuality. To sum this up, Equality finds that his invention will benefit mankind

Alone, the use of only ethos, pathos, or logos would make for a semi-interesting story, but together, they tell a believable account of real events. Beatty makes use of all three techniques to connect with her audience and share her own story as well as hard facts that verify the events. The powerful combination of ethos, pathos, and logos conveys Beatty’s story convincingly.

Equality was motivated by altruism because he wanted to help his brothers and contribute something to his society, since Equality’s community is all about giving and caring about other and not caring about yourself they are required to recite “ we are nothing. Mankind is all. By the grace of our brothers are we allowed our lives. We exist through, by and for our brothers who are the state. Amen” (pg 21).

In today’s world, our lives are covered in the sense of credibility, emotional appeal, and logical appeal. These three modes of persuasion are used to achieve the audiences’ attention and influence them towards an idea. The three modes are called ethos, pathos, and logos. An example of a famous speech that used these three modes and more would be Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address which was addressed in November 19, 1863. In his speech, Lincoln’s audience was the Union, Lincoln supporters, and the deceased among the Union. The address claim that America, which our founding fathers united, is sustaining many issues that have been affecting the stability of this nation. The civil war caused a breakup of our nation since many men died by fighting

On June 12, 1987 President Ronald Reagan trekked to the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin to speak to the people of West Germany to express his views regarding to communism it’s inadequacy as a governmental system. President Reagan’s primary goal was to rally the people of West Germany to oppose the Berlin Wall and make steps toward a much needed democracy. Having the position of President of the United States, Reagan had substantial influence on his peers. Reagan was able to use influence with some persuasion and rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos to the German people to provide cogent reasoning.

Equality 7-2521 has changed his mind about the leaders of his society, and I think he is correct to do so. The leaders controlled his life and his actions and punished him for the littlest and immoral things. They considered

From a young age, Equality-72521 stands out from his brothers. Not only does he express too much interest in science and discovery, but he’s also taller than most men, which further influences the treatment he receives from others. “Ever have the Teachers and the Leaders… said ‘There is evil in your bones… for your body has grown beyond the bodies of your brothers.’” (Rand 18) This quote depicts Equality-72521 being scolded because of his height. Though he cannot change the way he grows, it is treated as a character defect nonetheless. Despite the unfairness about his treatment, he feels guilty.

| 1. Equality is condemned because he is 6 feet tall and his brothers are shorter than him. His teacher concludes that he has curse in his bones because he is taller. 2. To be condemned for being taller than the rest should never be condemned. Equality did not choice to be taller. He was born that way and he cannot do anything about it. Discrimination should be condemned. 1. The act of curiosity beyond his brother and the World Council is not accepted. No one should be able to think with such curiosity. Question anything other than what you’ve learned in condemned. 2. Intellectual curiosity and the desire to learn more should not be condemned. A curious mind about the world should be accepted into their run-down society. People like Equality are needed in this world. 1. His teacher believes Equality is cursed just he is unlike the others. He’s smart and a faster learner that his peers. 2. Being others should not be condemned because it is something that cannot be helped. The human mind is completely unpredictable. 1. Equality wishes not to be with his other brothers because they are not like him and they do not think like him. He doesn’t want to in the presence the brainwashed crowd. 2. To be alone away from the people you do not want to be with should not be condemned because it is a choice of an individual. If you don’t want to be influence by the others, don’t

I like how Paul Rand’s logos looks and its style in the geometric form because his logo, ABC is consists of the three lowercase letters, with white text on the black background. Those letters are stand for American Broadcasting Company and he designed the typeface of ABC in simple and unique style, which I believe that this typeface was considered to be an inspiration of the Bauhaus school in Germany. Also I like his second logo, NeXT because of its simplicity. This logo contains different colors for each letter in two columns, on a black box. Each squares has a little white spaces between them.

When Equality found the opening to the tunnel in the ground, he couldn’t help but to go see what was down there. He wanted to learn things that school didn’t teach, be able to think new things, and ask new questions. When Equality was working as a street sweeper, he would go by the Home of the Scholars and take things from their yard they threw out if he found them useful for his experiments. He took scrolls and read them to teach himself so he could carry his experiments through. He wanted to be with the scholars, he even took his invention from the “unmentionable times” to them, but the scholars wanted his invention destroyed. He wanted to share his new-found technology with the others, but what he found interesting, the scholars wanted it gone. The scholars didn’t think was he was doing was