Ethos: Ethos is basically someone/something's credibility. It's the amount of "cool points" that something has. At Billybobs, I believe the biggest thing that establishes their credibility as a good Texas dance hall is the bands that they pull in. Ranger Rogers Band, Roger Creager, Aaron Watson, Casey Donahew Band, and even Dwight Yoakum are artists that play at Billybobs all the time on the weekends. If you aren't a fan of country, this is a big deal! They are GREAT country artists. The fact that these bands are agreeing to play at Billybobs in the first place says a lot about the credibility of this place. The artists know that plenty of people will come watch their shows, and will be respectful, and fun to play for. Overall, it's a huge pat on the back to Billybobs that they're raking in these kinds of country stars.
Pathos: Pathos is appeal to emotion. The environment itself at Billybobs appeals to pathos. If you're a country fan(and even if you aren't) you walk straight into a loud, bubbly, smiling, dancing group of people, and you can't help but have a good time. It's got everything you could need. Bull riding arenas, video games, pool tables, country music, and if you're of age, PLENTY of bars. It's always buzzing on the weekends. You can meet new people, have your bachelorette party, or even go on first dates here. The environment is just so upbeat and happening that you couldn't get bored. This place particularly appeals to my pathos, because this is where I met the guy I've been dating the past 8 months. I have good memories here, which is an even bigger appeal to my emotion every time I go back.
Logos: Logos is an appeal to logic. This is probably my least favorite to identify. But I guess if you needed hard facts to argue that Billybobs is in fact a prestigious honky-tonk, you could look around. The biggest thing would be the huge dance floor. Billybobs has the biggest dance floor I've ever seen in a country bar, however they know that they need this much space to accommodate the large crowds that make it in and out every week. Another easy logos artifact would be the weekly printouts of box office sales. This is an easy way to look at facts and statistics and realize how popping this place truly is!
I think this public space is pretty hard to associate with all these types of appeals and I think you did a good job here. I like how you incorporated personal aspects that you have experiened which kind of shows how billy-bobs has the potential to make the same type of appeals to others who go there. Also I think listing all the big name performers who have played there was a really good way to evidence the appeal to ethos that billy bobs makes.
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ReplyDeleteI also feel that this, for most people, would be a hard place to analyze, but I feel that you make strong arguments and back up your claims for each appeal. Like you, I also feel that the Logos aspect is the least important of the three appeals, because it really is the obvious one of the three. The other two appeals require in-depth and deep thought.
ReplyDeleteGood work on the analysis on the three major appeals and where the Billybobs showed them. I do not really get the logos point, but I think if there is something connecting to inference, that might be a logos appeal.
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