Ethos means the way a group or person usually thinks and acts. It shows their beliefs and values. People often talk about a company or culture’s ethos.
The school has a strong learning ethos.
A community’s ethos shows its true nature.
In speaking or writing, ethos means showing you are honest and trustworthy. It helps people believe what you say. Teachers call this one of the main ways to persuade.
The speaker’s ethos made the audience trust him.
Good ethos helps in strong writing.
Ethos can also be the rules or principles that guide a person or group. These are ideas they believe are important. People and groups work based on their ethos.
The company follows an ethos of honesty and fairness.
Her ethos is to help all people.
Ethos can describe the feeling or style of a place or time. It means what makes that place special or different. People talk about ethos to describe history or culture.
The ethos of the 1960s was very different.
This town has a relaxed ethos.
In ancient Greek speaking, ethos means the way a speaker shows they are good and honest. It helps to convince people. This is a technical meaning in language studies.
Aristotle described ethos as a key part of persuasion.
Ethos includes the speaker's trust and expertise.
Ethos can mean the moral ideas a country or culture follows. It shows what is right or wrong for that group. This helps people understand what a culture believes.
The nation’s ethos values freedom and equality.
Our culture has a strong community ethos.
