3 Rhetorical Appeals

Topic: Why more people should exercise.

Ethos- Exercise has so many positive effects on your body that it is obviously something you would want to do. Exercising on a daily basis can build strong muscles and strengthens your heart so your entire immune system can fight off disease better. Daily activity can also give you energy throughout the entire day. So with exercise you will be energized and able to go through and entire day. Stress can be relieved and you will receive better brain function also. If you do exercise, encourage a family member or friend to do it to. If more people in America are exercise we can become a country that is healthy, has less heart related disease, and can live longer lives. Shouldn’t we have more people exercising so we can all enjoy the benefits it gives us? Together we can change the stereotype of all Americans are fat and lazy.

Logos- Studies link sedentary life styles to 23% to deaths of major chronic diseases. The less activity you engage in results in an increased susceptibility of heart disease. The more activity you do, the less likely you are to attain heart disease, high colon cancer, diabetes, and high blood pressure. People who are more active out live people who engage in very limited activity at all on average. From 2000 to 2004 Medicare went from spending $10.4 billion to $12.7 billion on diabetes treatment. If America lives more active life styles our health care will have to spend less money on problems such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes leaving more money for other problems.

Pathos- If you want to exercise you don’t have to make it boring by just working out alone all the time. You can make it however much fun you want it to be. You can get a workout partner to exercise with you. There are countless activities such as walking, running, playing a sport, cycling, or swimming that can be done. Select the one that is most interesting and fun for you so you will want to do it. With two people exercising you can motivate each other to do better so you’ll have a higher chance of reaching a possible health goal. It doesn’t have to be just two people though. It can be an entire group of friends or family. Imagine how fun it could be with you and your best friends, racing, playing football or baseball, swimming, or playing basketball outside on a beautiful day. You could be having the time of your life while getting the exercise requirements your body needs. So go out and play and have fun on a great day.