Throughout history, arguments play a role in every society. Successfully persuading individuals to think certain way is a very important factor in life. What makes a good argument can seem very obvious but there is a lot of underlying details that help make an argument affective. Many factors go into an individuals' mind when determining to agree or disagree with the argument held before them for example if the rhetor is famous or not. Aristotle, one of the most famous philosophers in world history, came up with The 3 Appeals to define a sustainable argument, which are Logos, Ethos and Pathos. Out of these appeals, Ethos is considered the most important to have within an argument. Throughout the book Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault, Ethos is a big part of how Foucault helps display his argument to the readers. Foucault's Panopticism illuminates the successful way to argue using the appeals. 

Aristotles Appeals are very important to all arguments. Each of the three parts work together to increase the power of the argument an individual is trying to make. Logos is an appeal to logic, Ethos is an appeal to authority and Pathos is an appeal to emotion. Logos is important to arguments because the logic of an ideology needs to be comprehendible and possible for one to accept the idea. Pathos helps the rhetor connect with the moral feelings of the audience thus helping the audience believe in him. Ethos is the most important appeal to successful arguments. Ethos breaks down into two different sections, Situated Ethos and Invented Ethos. Michel Foucault's philosophical career is mainly about the study of power believing that knowledge came with power. When arguing about this Panoptic structure put forth by an earlier individual, Foucault uses all of Aristotle's Appeals to explain the how and why the structure works the most sufficient. The combined use of Situated and Invented Ethos works together almost forcing the reader to believe and understand his theory of the Panoptic system. 

Situated Ethos is what the audience already knows about the topic or rhetor prior to the event. For example, if an individual is publically known to commonly lie, most people will not believe the argument that individual is putting forth. This means that the audience is much more likely to agree with a rhetor that is a credible source or famous. Foucault is a very credible source. Michel Foucault is a French social theorist philosopher and is very famous in the social theorist field around the world. Prior to reading this novel, if the reader has any knowledge of Foucault before hand, then the reading will be much easier to agree with due to his status in the world of philosophy. His status creates a greatly increased chance of persuasion of the readers to take his side. Theres no question that Foucault's Situated Ethos is a huge part of why people read and listen to his ideology. He uses his fame to his advantage although he isn't widely known by the general public.

Invented Ethos is still important even for rhetors that so have a side of Situated Ethos. Invented Ethos is when a rhetor appeals to the morals and values of the audience. If the rhetor appeals to and relates to the audience he or she is trying to convince, the argument is much more understanding for the audience. For example, if a man is giving a speech in front of a catholic audience, stating that he is catholic will help the audience to relate to him ultimately making his argument much more believable. Simply relating to the audience increases the rhetors power. At the beginning of Foucault's Panoptic text, he explains how in the past history of societies, criminal discipline and punish was and still is today physically vicious and immoral in todays time. Foucault wrote this novel in the late 20th century. By displaying how public hangings in the past were so common, Foucault relates the audience's feelings to his stating that discipline and punish should be psychological not physical. Foucault then explains how the Panoptic structure psychologically deceives prisoner's minds. Readers of Foucault's book most likely have moral standards and values of the present date that feels that physical pain and torture is cruel. By stating that societies discipline systems need to abandon physical pain, Foucault and the audience should attain some kind of connection since most likely the audience will agree. This is Invented Ethos because Foucault is trying to relate to the morals of the audience. Foucault clearly wants the readers to acknowledge the standards that Foucault thinks all societies should be held by, that is, gradually increasing morality. This forces the reader to believe that he is up to date with his ideology making him a knowledgably credible source. Giving personal feelings of the topic relates him to the everyday citizen. Foucault is very successful in incorporating a sense of Invented Ethos in this short passage from his novel Discipline and Punish. 

Situated and Invented Ethos work simultaneously to create very successful arguments like the one put forth by Michel Foucault about "Panopticism." Although Ethos is considered the most important of the three, Foucault makes sure to also include a sense of Logos and Pathos all together enhancing the credibility of his theory. Michel Foucault's "Panopticism" is a very well and uniquely crafted argument. Althought it is a very tough piece to read and understand first attempt, Foucault demonstrates his beliefs which readers can get all of his thoughts out through his writing.  

