Ethos and Pathos

The author's responsibilities are to provide accurate information without using deceitful ways to make a statement or prove a point. The media and government do not live up to those standards. They will say what they need to say in order to making a convincing argument or statement whether it is true or not. They have no problem pulling on people's emotions to get what they want. For example, on of president Bush's reasons and argument for going into Iraq was that Iraqis had biological and chemical weapons of destruction and were looking for materials to create nuclear weapons. It turns out that this did not happen. They were arguments of convenience because Bush wanted to invade Iraq and was willing to say what was needed.