One of the topics I found intriguing was the Rhetorical appeals of value. While I knew from long ago that pathos is the appeal for emotion I hadn’t really thought about the aspect of pathos that deals with audiences’ values. It was interesting to learn that as a speaker attempting to persuade, he or she must relate to the audience and tie his or her message to the beliefs the audience possesses. Sometimes, I see myself or others attempting to persuade others in a form of attack by establishing superiority and condemning others to follow suit. A more effective way of persuasion would be to ask questions to confirm audience’s values, and proceed further to relate the subject at hand in terms that appeal to the audience. For example, as a vegan, I notice my vegan friends attempting to persuade meat-eaters by calling them murderers and animal haters. I see this as an ineffective method to persuade as a better process would involve leading with questions such as “You don’t believe innocent live beings should be hurt, right?” or “Do you believe we should minimize our negative impacts on the environment?”