When Sia released the video for Elastic Heart on Jan. 7, the strange clip -- which some found disturbing, arguing it verged on pedophilia -- sent Sia's track straight to No. 2 on Billboard's Streaming Songs chart.
The adjective appealing describes someone who is able to attract interest or is easy to like. For example, your easy sense of humor and way of making people feel comfortable make you appealing to friends old and new. If you are appealing, people want to be around you. It might be that you are really nice, or a good listener, not to mention have good looks.
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are modes of persuasion used to convince audiences. They are also referred to as the three artistic proofs (Aristotle coined the terms), and are all represented by Greek words. Ethos or the ethical appeal, means to convince an audience of the authorâs credibility or character.