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Workaholic Students Ethos Pathos Logos

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Do students have too much on their plate? Most students have a lot going on in their life. They play sports, have a job, and have school with some AP classes. This could be the cause of grades dropping, developing anxiety and being depressed. In Vicki Abeles essay, “Workaholic Students”, she uses ethos and logos in order to persuade her readers that students have too much going on, causing them to be overwhelmed and grades to drop. Abele utilizes pathos to persuade her audience. “Most students say everything is fine and they don’t show the stress they feel”. Students are hiding the fact the fact that they are struggling with the many things they have going on. They are saying everything is fine when it is not. This persuades readers because

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