In “Why You’d Want to Live Here,” there is no direct use of
an appeal to logos in the lyrics of the song. Instead of statistics, facts, or primary sources, lyrical style forms a personal story. The main idea of the song,
however, is based upon scientific observation even though this
observation is stated somewhat implicitly through personal experience. Therefore, the appeal to logos comes from the
personal lyrics from which the listener is able to connect current scientific
knowledge about environmental issues.
For example, the lyrics, “As UV rays degraded our youth with time,”
refers to the phenomenon of UV radiation and its negative effects but doesn’t
explain what it is. Instead, it is up to
the listener to already know about UV light. Songs usually do not need to appeal to logos as much as pathos or ethos because it is difficult to fit statistics and such into the structured format of a song.
I liked how you provided an example to support the unpractical use of direct statistics and structured format in a song. It demonstrated how logos is created from he understanding of the listeners perspective and the subject matter of the topic.
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