Ethos and Ekos

Ethos: A Greek term that refers to the credibility of an author and their knowledge of the subject they speak of.

Logos: A Greek term that refers to a claim that is made based upon fact or reason.

Pathos: A Greek term that refers to the ability of an author to sway an audience's emotions by the use of words, images, or sounds.

Kairos: A term that is used to refer to the perfect or opportune moment to speak or act upon a particular issue.

Understanding Comics

Understanding Comics chapter 1 addresses many of the stereotypes that are associated with comics. It further goes on to discuss how when reading a comic you must have an open mind and cannot go about being narrow minded or you will never understand the message the author is trying to get across. This chapter also goes on to explain the tactics used by comics to implant the meaning of the work in the audience's head. Not only does this chapter discuss what comics are about, it further explains the history of comics. It shows how the ancient Egyptians used comics and they aren't very different from the comics that we read today.

The beginning of chapter 2 begins with helping the reader to understand how icons represent a person, place, thing or idea. It shows how we associate images to actual objects, places, or people. Then, it goes on to say how non-pictorial icons have meanings that are fixed and absolute. However, in actual pictures their meaning is fluid and variable. The chapter talks about how they use faces in comics, and how faces with detail represent a specific person, yet they can take those feature out of the face and simplify it to where it could be anyone. This takes the personal aspect out of the comic and leaves it up the reader to envision the characters or places. When they simplify an image the more possibilities that picture has. For example, a simple house that you would draw as a child has more possibilities than a house that would be drawn by an architect. This chapter also discusses how cartoons have the ability to draw the reader into the comic and make them feel as if they are a part of the story. The simplicity of the comic makes it easy for the reader to take their attention away from the messenger so that they can fully receive the message that is being sent. Today's culture is centered around icons and symbols, whether it is emojis used during text messages or symbols used to represent today's sport teams.

Chapter three begins by discussing how even though we may not be able to see things that they are still present. Personally I have never seen a bear in person, yet I believe that bears do exist. What we perceive is based upon our senses, but these senses do not reveal the whole world to us. These senses leave the world incomplete and it is up to faith to fill in what is missing, to believe. We rely heavily on our