K001 - Logos, Pathos, Ethos, and Press Conferences

In this episode we introduce ourselves and describe the idea of kairos, or creating truth by saying the right thing at the right time, and explain why we have chosen that name. We explain that our goal is to take ideas from rhetorical studies and show how they are applicable to every day life. Then we describe the concepts of logos, pathos, and ethos and describe how those appeals can be used to understand Cuomo's and Trump's press conferences from March and April. Ultimately, we show how some find one man more believable than the other because of appeals to logic and/or credibility. Read the blog post for this episode at https://kairoticast.com/episode-one-logos-pathos-ethos-and-press-conferences/. Learn more about Kairoticast at https://kairoticast.com. Music in this episode is "Fearless First" by Kevin MacLeod at https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3742-fearless-first licensed under CC-BY.