Along with strong logos appeals, Taub effectively makes appeals to pathos in the beginning, middle and end sections. His introduction is full of emotionally-charged words and phrases that create a sympathetic image; A very good introduction where this is revealed when Taub notes that “In one dinghy, carrying a hundred and fifty people, a Nigerian teen-ager named Blessing started to cry. She had travelled six months to get to this point, and her face was gaunt and her ribs were showing.” “The boat hit swells and people started vomiting. By dawn, Blessing had fainted. “ The image he evokes is of the challenges and vulnerabilities of being human trafficked, as well as the high emotions a woman feels effectively introduce the argument and its seriousness.
