Pathos Is Not A Dirty Word, And It Belongs In A Writerâs Vocabulary. Pathos is down on its luck these days; appeals to emotion are bound up in reasonable fears of âpost-truthâ and âpopulistâ writing, but Iâm here to tell you that intelligent use of pathos can make your fiction better.
Sometimes a person thinks they are offering an argument when they are only providing assertions. Perhaps the simplest explanation of what an argument is comes from Monty Pythons Argument Clinic sketch: 1  An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a definite proposition.
An opening argument is the first time that the judge and jury will hear your side of the story in a criminal or civil case. The argument is delivered by the attorney of record in the trial.n opening argument is the first time that the judge and jury will hear your side of the story in a criminal or civil case. The argument is delivered by the attorney of record in the trial.