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?Please answer the following questions in complete sentences:Arguments in most persuasive messages are expected to have logical, ethical, and rhetorical structure. Rhetoric is the art of persuasion. It is the act of attempting to change thinking by communicating some aspect of reasonable and appropriate thinking (logos), some aspect of positive self-image (ethos), and some effective appeals to emotions (pathos). Which appeals are emphasized by each of the speakers for their marriage proposal (One, two, or all three)? How does each speaker utilized these appeals?How do you expect this approach to affect the women being addressed?Do either of the authors base their arguments on any of the following forms of logical structure: syllogistic, cause/effect, hypothetical, or analogous (you may need to discover the definition and examples of the following words in order to help you with this question)? Probably only one structure will be used. Show how each writer uses this logical structures.What is the effect of this choice of structure on the women being addressed?In a normal argument, it is also expected that the speaker establish some credibility with the audience. What positive image (ethos) does each speaker hope to reflect: sincere, common sense, humorous and sharp-witted, well-educated, altruistic, just plain-folks, etc?Does each speaker reflect a positive image or does his strained effort to create a positive image backfire and communicate an image of phoniness?What assumptions are made by either speaker about marriage and the woman he is addressing?What is the attitude of each speaker toward marriage and the woman he is addressing?What type of effect does each speaker's choice of words (diction) create on the woman being addressed? Show examples of that diction. ................
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