Video and Multimedia

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Sarah McLachlan

This Canadian-produced commercial features Sarah McLachlan speaking about animal cruelty. You will be able to find ethos, pathos, and logos examples in the brief clip.

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird is a film centering on the rape trial of a black man in Alabama in the 1930s. In this clip, the man’s lawyer, Atticus Finch, provides the closing arguments to a hostile audience. Finch must convince the racist and angry audience that his client is innocent of the charges in a way that will force them to confront their deeply held attitudes, beliefs and values. The scene is an excellent example of how public speakers must speak to their audience’s perspectives, even when challenging them.

Scent of a Woman

This scene contains language that may not be suitable for all viewers.The speech, delivered by Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman, is largely centered on issues of ethos and pathos. Pacino’s character is defending a young man, whom he has just met in the past week, from possible expulsion from school for not "snitching" against his classmates.