My brother says that a bernese mountain dog will be the perfect match for our lifestyle. Is this an example of ethos? (The correct answer is No, I figured I'd help out anyone with the same question). 60 free points.

No it is not.

Explanation:

Indeed you are correct that this is not an example of Ethos so I thought I'd throw in an explanation as well.

Ethos is one of three of Aristotle's "modes for persuasion" with the others being Pathos and Logos.

As the term implies, these are methods used to persuade people of a certain viewpoint. Ethos is a method of persuasion where the person doing the persuasion establishes their authority or credibility in the topic in question so that those to be persuaded will believe them.

Your brother suggesting that a Bernese Mountain Dog would be perfect for your lifestyle is therefore not Ethos as no authority was established.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)