The Republic

by Plato

The Republic: Logos 1 key example

Definition of Logos

Logos, along with ethos and pathos, is one of the three "modes of persuasion" in rhetoric (the art of effective speaking or writing). Logos is an argument that appeals to... read full definition
Logos, along with ethos and pathos, is one of the three "modes of persuasion" in rhetoric (the art of effective speaking or writing). Logos is... read full definition
Logos, along with ethos and pathos, is one of the three "modes of persuasion" in rhetoric (the art of effective... read full definition
Book 1
Explanation and Analysis—Socrates's Logos:

Logos, Greek for logic, is used in nearly every page of The Republic. As a work of philosophy, the entire dialogue is a series of arguments, and it is thus full of appeals to logical reasoning directed both at its characters and the reader. The distinction between attempting to persuade through rhetoric (like a sophist, who might make use of ethos or pathos) and attempting to persuade through logic, or through a series of premises, inferences, and conclusions, marks the difference between a sophist and a philosopher.