English Composition › Section J · The position argument › Topic J.4
Evaluating varied appeals
An argument that leans on a single appeal is fragile: all numbers feels cold, all feeling looks suspect. Evaluating a final draft for its mix of ethos, logos, pathos and kairos shows you where a case is solid and where it could still lose a reader.
In this topic
- Why vary your appeals
- The rubric for a position argument
- Auditing ethos
- Auditing logos
- Auditing pathos and kairos
- Drawing an appeal map
- Worked example: mapping a draft
- Worked example: one paragraph, four appeals
- Using peer evaluation well
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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