Question

analyzing the hitler letter
hitler states: \he destroys the character of the prince with byzantine flattery, and national pride, which is the strength of a nation, with mockery and shameless training in vice. his weapon is public opinion, which is never expressed, but is rather falsified. his power is the power of money which in the form of interest effortlessly and interminably multiplies itself in his hands and forces upon nations that most dangerous of yokes, the sad consequences of which are so difficult to perceive because of the initial gleam of gold. everything which makes men strive for higher things, whether religion, socialism or democracy, is for him only a means to an end, to the satisfaction of a lust for money and domination.\
his activities produce a racial tuberculosis among nations.
this means: jews take advantage of society for the purpose of sickening it for their own quest for wealth and power.
the facts: hitler is trying to depict jews as dangerous microbes, as if they must be destroyed because their very existence is a disease. the depiction of jews and others as less than human is a common theme of nazi racial propaganda. the nazis, for example, portrayed blacks as apes.
jews were less than 1% of germanys population and did not constitute a threat to society. yet hitler still resented the fact that jews participated fully in the civic lives of the countries in which they lived, especially germany and austria. they were elected to office, practiced professions, and participated in the social, political and economic life of germany and austria. during world war i, more than 100,000 jews served in the german army. because of their contributions, however, some people believed that jews had too much influence. most jews in europe lived in poland, russia and other parts of eastern europe, where widespread, official anti - semitism gave them little say or influence in national policy, and severely limited their roles in society as a whole.
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 creating fear and disgust, portraying Jews as a disease and a threat to the nation. He also uses logos - though with false - logic, suggesting Jews use money - power to control nations. There is no clear ethos as he doesn't build on his own credibility in a traditional sense here.

Answer:

Pathos: Portrays Jews as a 'racial tuberculosis' and a threat to the nation, aiming to evoke fear and disgust.
Logos: Claims Jews use the power of money (interest) to force dangerous yokes on nations, presenting a (false) logical - cause - and - effect relationship.