Forms of appeal

In "Why Latino Children Are Scared of Donald Trump", Héctor Tobar mainly uses pathos as a form of appeal. However, the section about the author below the article is dominated by ethos, as it documents the author's achievements as a writer and journalist, including winning the prestigious and much coveted Pulitzer Prize, establish him as a trustworthy journalist. 

Pathos

The article starts with a massive appeal to pathos by describing the monsters that children fear: "MANY monsters and ghosts haunt the dreams of Latino children. There is “La Llorona,” who is said to moan for her dead children. And more recently, the Chupacabra, which sucks the blood from farm animals and maybe a boy or a girl if he or she doesn’t behave." (ll. 1-4). 

That the article focuses on Latino children and shows their perspective on Donald Trump as a new 'monster' underlines the notion of fear. Also, interviewing children instead of their parents is a way of appealing to pathos in that the author is mor...