Rhetorical Einstein

Einstein's rhetorical effectiveness is attributed to his appeal to logos, ethos, and pathos. He establishes ethos with a Nobel Prize in Physics and credentials in the theory of relativity. Einstein also incorporates logos as he voices support for science's Laws of Nature and further strengthens his argument with his acknowledgement of the religious controversy. Last but not least, Einstein appeals to pathos when he reveals a connection between the laws of nature to the laws of the universe--that therein lies a larger power than science that continues to reinforce our emotional inferiority.