Worldly Ethos and the Reversal of the Burden of Proof

By seeking judgment from the world, you consent to its jurisdiction. Here’s how to withdraw that consent forever. *Note: It may be helpful to read my previous article first, Logos vs Worldly Ethos, Christ vs Anti-Christ, prior to reading this one, although it is not necessary. As rhetorical devices from Greek philosophy, ethos establishes credibility through authority and character, pathos persuades through emotional resonance, and logos convinces through an appeal to reason and objective truth. While a society […] Read more »

Logos vs the World’s Ethos, Christ vs Anti-Christ

A Logocentric call to arms. The ancient Greeks identified three modes of persuasion: ethos, the appeal to the character or credibility of the speaker; pathos, the appeal to the emotions of the audience; and logos, the appeal to reason and the argument itself. In a sane and ordered civilization, these three exist in a hierarchy with logos at the summit. Reason, which is the reflection of the divine order, must govern emotion and […] Read more »