Author Archives: Loni

Neo Classical Criticism – Logos, pathos & ethos Three persuasive factors can be used as part of neoclassical criticism: logos, pathos, and ethos. Logos is used to appeal to reason and is a single image that brings together the entire brand. It convinces the audience by using logic and reason. Pathos refers to appealing toContinue reading “Criticism Post #4”

4th Persona In this week’s post, I will be writing about the fourth persona and what I believe to be an example of it from the show, Grace and Frankie. The fourth persona shows the audience a hidden message that only specific viewers could get. It is considered a “textual wink.” When one is “clairvoyant,”Continue reading “Criticism Post #3”

Neo Classical Criticism – The Canon There are five parts that make up the Neo Classical Canon: Invention, arrangement, style, arrangement, and memory. I will not be comparing all five canons to my series I am writing about, Grace and Frankie, but I will briefly explain what each of these canons are: Invention – HowContinue reading “Criticism Post #2”

Rhetorical Situation In the Netflix series Grace and Frankie, two women, who were not friends in the first place, who also have complete opposite personalities, end up living with each other after their husbands leave them. Their husbands, Robert and Sol, are business partners at a law firm, and have been secretly in love withContinue reading “Criticism Post #1”