- A quality, as of an experience or a work of art, that arouses feelings of pity, sympathy, tenderness, or sorrow.
- The feeling, as of sympathy or pity, so aroused.
[Greek, suffering.]
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[Greek, suffering.]
pathos
Adjective: pathetic.
An element in artistic expression evoking pity, sorrow or compassion.
A good leader has intellect and pathos.
Tutor's tip: All the "pathos" (quality that moves one to sorrow or pity) he could muster raised only "bathos" (false or pretentious sympathy) in the audience.
Pathos (Greek: πάθος) is one of the three modes of persuasion in rhetoric (along with ethos and logos). Pathos appeals to the audience's emotions. It is a part of Aristotle's philosophies in rhetoric.
Emotional appeal can be accomplished in a multitude of ways:
In rhetoric, pathos is the use of emotional appeals to alter the audience's judgment. A common use of pathos in argument is creating a sense of rejection if the audience doesn't agree. Creating a fear of rejection is in essence, creating a pathos argument.
Many refer to Pathos as the "band-wagon" appeal, or trying to convince the audience to join in on the speaker's belief. By making the statement in a way that cannot be argued, the audience feels driven to believe the speaker's opinion as a fact, thus joining the speaker in belief as it being a commonly accepted idea. This is a major theme used in any form of propaganda.
Over-emotionalism can be the result of an excess of pathos.
The term is commonly used by critics, especially in positive reference to the dramatic performances of actors.
Pathos is also the name of the ancient phoenecian god of desire. He was the brother of Eros as referenced by the Farrars in their book "The Witches God".
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - det, der påkalder følelser eller medfølelse
Nederlands (Dutch)
pathos, aandoenlijkheid
Français (French)
n. - pathos, pathétique
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πάθος, συγκίνηση
Português (Portuguese)
n. - patos (m), patético (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - patetismo
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - känslofullhet
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
悲怆, 同情, 怜悯, 痛苦
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 悲愴, 同情, 憐憫, 痛苦
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 悲哀, 哀感, ペーソス
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) مؤثريه, شيء محرك للعواطف
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - רגש, התלהבות, פתוס
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