Forms of appeal

Terina Allen mainly appeals to logos and pathos in the text “3 Things Amy Cooper Did In Central Park To Damage Her Reputation And Career”. 

Logos

Allen appeals to logos when she uses logical arguments to support her criticism of Amy Cooper’s actions, and the idea that they are a symptom of more widespread problems in the US.

For example, she presents logical arguments to show why she thinks it makes sense to regard Amy Cooper’s behavior as racist:

The behavior displayed on the video is arguably racism. I don’t know if Amy Cooper is racist or not, but her behavior on the Monday in question was indistinguishable from what most people expect from racists. Using nothing but the color of his skin, Amy sent the message that she was superior to Christian and that he needed to step back in his place because he was a black man. That is raci...