Ethos- Jody establishes that she is an expert by mentioning that she collected data for Harvard University. The note at the end of the article also shows that she is the director of the McGill University Institute for health and Social Policy, and the author of a book that is a much more detailed version of the article.
Logos- Jody spends the entire article using specific details that show that the United States can afford to give parents time off. In this way she appeals to logos through examples and statistical data. She also acknowledges counter arguments by talking about different myths that have come back over and over in America. It shows that she considered the opposition in her argument.
Pathos- While Jody does not use pathos to the extent of the other two, she does use it by putting the article within the context of Mother's Day. She could have published it any other day of the year, but by using Mother's Day to her advantage, she connects to the audience without having to put them into a certain mood when reading it.
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