Ethos Pathos And Logos In Animal Farm By George Orwell

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In the book, Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, the pigs use the rhetorical devices, pathos and logos, to manipulate the other animals to agree with their ideas. Through the use of pathos, the pigs use the emotion of fear within the animals to convince them to oversee the wrongdoings of the pigs. Mr.Jones is the previous owner of the farm, he had neglected the farm and mistreated the animals. After the animals rebelled against the tyranny of Mr.Jones, they took control of the farm with the pigs, the most intelligent as the leaders. The pigs abuse their authority for their own benefits. For instance, when Squealer, a pig, states, “Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come back! Yes, Jones would come back!

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