By: Briana Do, Xena Neira, Zushan Liu

Ethos: As she is the mother of one of the Columbine shooters, she has had personal experience with the tragedy from a unique perspective. She also did extensive research after the tragedy to find out why her son did what lead to his and 13 other people’s deaths; especially because she didn’t expect this from her son at all. 

Logos: When she states mental health statistics [“70-90% of people who die by suicide have a diagnosable mental health condition”] [“about 1-2% of all suicides involves the murder of another person”]

Pathos: She keeps a very sincere tone of voice that delivers her speech with compassion for other people that had to suffer because of her son’s actions. With the way she delivered her speech it gives those listening the sense of an apology and owning up to what her son did in the Columbine shooting. Her word choices were very selective in making sure people listening knew she carried guilt for what happened.