is the way a writer projects credibility and character so th…

is the way a writer projects credibility and character so that readers believe the message being communicated. It is the integrity of the speaker as it comes through in his or her words. Ethos is not a matter of who the writer really is; rather, ethos is the character that emerges in his or her words.

 is a kind of close reading of a text in which the writer br…

 is a kind of close reading of a text in which the writer breaks the text down into elements and examines how those elements work together to achieve the author’s purpose as a whole.  It focuses on how an author writes about a topic rather than what the author wrote.