Adam Espinoza

2nd Hour
8/9/18
Is the Pluto Story Ethos, Pathos, or Logos?
As I read along the passage “Opinion: Yes, Pluto is a Planet” I notice it has a lot of credibility of

the persuader because it is filled with opinions. Some of it explains why Pluto is a planet but mostly

opinions. Almost the whole passage is about the definition of the word “Planet” because scientists are

debating if Pluto is a planet. Ethos means credibility of the persuader, Pathos means appeal to emotion,

and Logos means persuading an audience with reason using facts and figures. The author mentions Pluto

nick name “The Ultima Thule.”

Around paragraph two, the word “Planet” means to describe worlds with certain qualities. Pluto

has many features such as mountains of ice, glaciers of nitrogen, and a blue sky with layers of smog. If

we compare the definition and Pluto features then the author is trying to persuade us admitting Pluto is a

planet. On paragraph five it says, “Below a certain size, the strength of ice and rock is enough to resist

rounding by gravity, and so the smallest worlds are lumpy. This is how, even before New Horizons arrive,

we know that Ultima is not a planet. This explains how Pluto is not a planet because ice and rocks resist

gravity and it is lumpy. The author uses facts and figures to describe Pluto is not a planet.

Although Pluto may not be a planet but in the passage there is a word that describe Pluto a dwarf

planet because the Ultima Thule has small icy worlds and its small body world with a radius of 17 miles

across the distinctly non-spherical shape.