Pathos is appealed to by the girl’s facial expressions, instilling a sense of relevancy and sympathy to such boredom. The text, “What did you do today?” is offered in a text that seems very welcoming and friendly, rather than formal, in order to lure these teenagers in. Using “you” makes the account more personal to the audience, thus making them feel specifically recruited and take into consideration what they did that day, rather than being grouped all together as “girls.” The text in the box contains an asyndeton in the first sentence, “From ocean kayaking, to space Camp, to exploring Europe with your closest friends,” to highlight the ongoing list of activities one can participate in. By taking out conjunctions, it seems as if the activities on the list are more emphasized, rather than if they included conjunctions in between. A sense of motivation to sign up is appealed to by the sentence, “Girl Scouts turns boring days into days you’ll remember all your life.” It then uses a horative sentence of “Learn more at girlscouts.org/today” to call the audience to action (specifically in signing up for this organization.” Overall, the tone seems welcoming and friendly through the text’s placement and font, and then it is more aggressive in tone as it calls to action after the pictures catch the reader’s
Pathos is appealed to by the girl’s facial expressions, instilling a sense of relevancy and sympathy to such boredom. The text, “What did you do today?” is offered in a text that seems very welcoming and friendly, rather than formal, in order to lure these teenagers in. Using “you” makes the account more personal to the audience, thus making them feel specifically recruited and take into consideration what they did that day, rather than being grouped all together as “girls.” The text in the box contains an asyndeton in the first sentence, “From ocean kayaking, to space Camp, to exploring Europe with your closest friends,” to highlight the ongoing list of activities one can participate in. By taking out conjunctions, it seems as if the activities on the list are more emphasized, rather than if they included conjunctions in between. A sense of motivation to sign up is appealed to by the sentence, “Girl Scouts turns boring days into days you’ll remember all your life.” It then uses a horative sentence of “Learn more at girlscouts.org/today” to call the audience to action (specifically in signing up for this organization.” Overall, the tone seems welcoming and friendly through the text’s placement and font, and then it is more aggressive in tone as it calls to action after the pictures catch the reader’s