Ethos

Ethos: Character
1) "invented"- person within the written text

• good will
• good sense
• good character
  

2) "situated"-



Parents example
Author showed good character by making it a point to directly address the student when the parents were taking over the conversation. This shows how she is making it a point that the student needs to start answering for themselves as a sign of growing up and when the parents here how they present themselves they will learn that their son/daughter is capable of handling these kind of situations.

1st/2nd/3rd person active vs. passive qualifiers word choice punctuation
-"voice"
-"distance

Good Sense

• making the argument- "if we do x, then y will happen."
• EXAMPLES->1st person
• word choice (pairing)
• Qualifiers-"it is a complex matter"
  

Good Will

• acknowledges parents emotions/values
• word choice: confidence, grace
• Qualifiers-"some"..."most"

Good Character

• "trust"/responsibility/fair/honest
• (aggressiveness toward parents)
• situates herself as an advocate for both parents & students
• word choices
• examples (1st person)