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Pathos Vs. Ethos In Chamberlain's Why We Fight

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Pathos is more powerful than ethos in Chamberlain`s speech "Why we Fight" because it makes them feel more willing to fight by giving them pride. "What we’re fighting for in the end, we`re fighting for each other" (Chamberlain 19). This does not make the mutineers feel merely obligated to fight. The rhetorical appeal pathos makes it seem like they are fighting for a noble cause that they are willing to fight for. "We are army out to set other men free” (Chamberlain 11). This makes the mutineers feel proud to fight for a noble cause, to set other men free and to make sure that the U.S. is not divided into the North and South. "Here you can be something. Here is the place to build a home." (Chamberlain 15-16). This makes the mutineers feel

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