Forms of appeal

Logos

In the text “Co-parents, but not romantic partners” by Makda Ghebreslassie, logos is used when the reporter makes logical connections between the concept of co-parenting and the realities we live in. For example, Ghebreslassie uses logos when she presents facts and statistics about co-parenting:

The Centre for Family Research in the UK is just starting to look at this. In an online survey of more than 100 people seeking a co-parenting arrangement, they found that most are single, well educated, and financially secure. And on average they’re in their 30s. (ll. 28-30)

This draws attention to the type of people who are interested in co-parenting and lends credibility to the practice.

Then, logos is used when experts bring logical evidence that th...