Pathos
Because understanding is a matter of feeling as well as perceiving, pathos can give access to nonlogical, but not necessarily nonrational, ways of knowing. Pathos elucidate what is deeply at stake in an issue, what matters to the whole person. Pathos help readers see through the writer's eyes. Of course, that is why arguements are often improved through the use of stories that make problems come alive or sensory details the allow us to view, feel, and taste the reality of problems. Opening narratives to evoke pathos can be powerfully effective, but they are also risky.If they are a little too personal, to self revolving, or even too sentimental they can backfire. So, beware.
Good Francime, trying to describe in you own words what Pathos is about and give us some examples related to the subject.
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