Eat. Sleep. Write.

Although ethos, pathos, and logos are three different rhetorical strategies, the concepts do not work on its own. I agree with Miller that in order for the piece itself to be effective, the rhetor must connect all three. And, the reader, in order to effectively analyze the rhetoric, must understand how the three are intertwined. Ethos, pathos, and logos are referred to as being a part of the rhetorical triangle. It is not simply a triangle because there are three strategies – there was no need to call it a triangle – so why call it a triangle? Because the three points are connected, working off of each other and with each other to persuade the reader that what they are saying is of merit and should be listened to.