General Conference

This general conference was different for me because after taking this writing class I started to notice things about both their actual rhetoric and visual rhetoric. Before the Sunday morning session the tabernacle choir was singing "Love at Home." While they were singing they were showing pictures and clips of families doing things together. This was a pathos appeal because it tugs on your heartstrings and it makes you want to have a family like that. Also embedded in that appeal is also a logos appeal. Because if you live the gospel you will have a happy family. It logically follows. Also during one of the talks about burdens the speaker talked about his grandson that was born with severe disabilities and they showed a picture of his grandson. This was also a pathos appeal because it makes it real for the listener and it pulls on their emotions. General conference is mostly full of pathos appeals because as a church we rely heavily on our emotions to feel the spirit. Usually a lot of pathos appeals are not appropriate, but for general conference it is appropriate.