Question

handout d analyzing the hitler letter
hitler states: \the feelings of the jew are concerned with purely material things; his thoughts and desires ever more so. the dance round the golden calf becomes a ruthless struggle for all those goods which, according to our innermost feelings, should not be the highest and most desirable things on this earth.
the value of the individual is no longer determined by his character, by the importance of his achievements for all but solely by the amount of his possessions, by his money.\
this means: to the jew, the value of the individual is not determined by character or achievement, but by his possessions and money.
the facts: in the middle ages, some jews, denied access to most professions, were forced into money - lending. that gave rise to the stereotype of the greedy jew. no one can honestly say that money does not have its place. but judaism, as is the case with most religions, teaches that a persons value is what he is worth without his money and property. judaism teaches that people are accompanied in the next world not by their wealth but rather by the good deeds they have accumulated in their lives on earth. most jews, like most other people in europe at the time, were poor. for the great majority, their wealth was their faith and culture. by tradition, the most respected people were not business magnates, but rabbis and scholars.
using your ethos, pathos, logos handout, decide which form of persuasion is hitler using in this text? support your claim from the text. each section of text may have multiple forms of persuasion, so identify as many as you can, giving proof of each.
ethos, pathos, or logos? support your claim from hitlers letter
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Explanation:

Ethos appeals to ethics and credibility, pathos to emotions, and logos to logic. Hitler uses pathos by stoking negative emotions towards Jews through false - stereotypes about their values. He also uses logos in a fallacious way, presenting a false and distorted 'logical' argument that Jews value only material possessions. There is no clear ethos appeal as he does not build credibility in a legitimate way here.

Answer:

Pathos: "The feelings of the Jew are concerned with purely material things; his thoughts and desires ever more so. The dance round the golden calf becomes a ruthless struggle for all those goods which, according to our innermost feelings, should not be the highest and most desirable things on this earth." This language is designed to evoke disgust and negative emotions.
Logos: "The value of the individual is no longer determined by his character, by the importance of his achievements for all but solely by the amount of his possessions, by his money." This presents a false and distorted logical claim about Jewish values.