Explanation
The affective force of discourse by which emotions are addressed, organised, or intensified. It examines how emotion is not merely expressed but rhetorically produced.
Example
Those who remain silent now abandon the defenceless.
Counterexample
Merely mentioning “Pathos” without the described function is not a sufficient example.
Distinction
Do not equate it with a narrower subtype or a merely adjacent concept; the defining function is decisive.
Effect on thought and perception
It examines how emotion is not merely expressed but rhetorically produced.
Resonance
In the atlas, Pathos forms a node joined by 5 previously unresolved reference lines.
Etymology
Technical core term; individual etymological review pending
Provenance
Unresolved relation network → core-concept review → Metzler/HWRh cross-check → ATLAS 238
Cite this entry
Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Pathos“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-CORE-238-005. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-CORE-238-005The address remains stable; editorial content may evolve. A verified modification date per entry is not yet available. Include your access date for precise references.