Patos, the power of

Pathos is a powerful rhetorical device because of the three terms, it relies the least on actual fact. While Logos and Ethos give the reader pertinent information about the argument at hand, Pathos simply appeals to the reader’s emotional side.
Pathos asks the reader to engage his or her imagination and emotions. The more the author can use the reader’s emotions, the less that the reader is going to pay attention to the actual argument of the piece. A good example of this is the piece we read about the use of torture, the author didn’t have any background in the subject or good examples. However, because he tries to hit his readers’ hearts with made up reasons like kidnapped babies or mass destruction with no real factual background. He never once brings up the idea that torture could generate incorrect information. Instead, he relies on the pathos of his argument to try and sway the feelings of his audience.
Pathos is a powerful rhetorical device because it allows someone who has a weak argument to shore up their defense, even if there isn’t much to cover.