2018 OHIO MIDTERM ELECTIONS
RHETORICAL ANALYSIS
OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE
KATHLEEN CLYDE (D)
Clyde effectively convinces Ohio Voters to elect her as Secretary of State through the use of personal stories and evidence of her success as a lawmaker.
OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL
DAVID YOST (R)
David Yost attempts to utilize the rhetorical appeals of ethos and pathos to gain support from Ohio voters in the 2018 midterm election, but relies too little on evidence to support them.
NON-PARTISAN RACES
STATE
SCHOOL BOARD
OHIO FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS
GINGER BOCK
Mrs. Bock effectively used a simple questionnaire to convince voters in the Ohio First Judicial District to support her effectively using ethos to write a response that connected with the reader.
CHARLOTTE MCGUIRE
Charlotte McGuire successfully persuades the parents of many young students to vote for her as a member of the State Board of Education by honing in on the emotional aspect of education and emphasizing her credibility.