Rhetorical Terminator

Argument is a marvelous thing.
Here are two sentences that are pretty much the same... but very different.
"You're compassionate, but not exactly the brightest."
"You're not the brightest, but you're compassionate."

They said the same thing, but what's the difference?
The second sentence left the better for later, leaving the lasting impression as a positive one. One could say one or the other depending on the situation, and that would make all the difference.

I decided to talk about that because I'm supposed to write about the rhetorical Terminator: logos, ethos, and pathos. I've used these in my past posts assuming that people knew what they meant. If you're new or if you have the mental memory capacity of a cross between a goldfish and a cookbook, I'll explain.

Logos is the argument by logic.
Ethos is the argument by character.
Pathos is the argument by emotion.
Each of these are arguments that appeal to each of those things mentioned.

Logos would be equivalent to the brain.
Ethos would be equivalent to the guts (or a mask if you're a very special person).
Pathos would be equivalent to the heart (despite being scientifically inaccurate).
All of these join to form the rhetorical terminator.

Actually, that's all I'll say for now.

I'm personally a big logos user, which occasionally doesn't serve me too well. Sometimes, I feel like mentioning some pathetic stuff, and that might help my arguments. Note that "pathetic" in this case isn't the right word for the usual arrogant d-bag that begs the protagonist for help at about three-fourths through the movie. Maybe it is, but probably not the way you're thinking. In fact, I think- you know what? Never mind.

I love you.