Pathos Pathos or the emotional appeal,means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions. Authors use pathos to invoke sympathy from an audience;to make the audience feel what the author wants them to feel.A common use of pathos would be to draw pity from an audience.Another use of pathos would be to inspire anger from an audience; perhaps in order to prompt action.v Pathos or the emotional appeal, means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions. v Authors use pathos to invoke sympathy from an audience; to make the audience feel what the author wants them to feel. A common use of pathos would be to draw pity from an audience. Another use of pathos would be to inspire anger from an audience; perhaps in order to prompt action. Pathos