Logos, Ethos, Pathos and the Marketing of Higher Education

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Author
Oeppen Hill, Jemma
Date
2019-11-10Acceptance date
2019-10-16
Type
Article
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
ISSN
0884-1241
1540-7144 (online)
Embargoed until
2021-05-10
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This article utilises rhetorical analysis as a method to investigate course level marketing communications for undergraduate fashion marketing degrees in England. The purpose of this method is to explore the persuasive appeals of Aristotle’s triad of logos, ethos and pathos, how they are used and how these appeals could differ by university type. 16 course pages were analysed, with the analysis of course web pages shows a clear distinction between ‘types’ of university, with Post 92 institutions relying heavily on appeals to emotion (pathos) and giving more focus to ‘value for money’ that would be a concern to their students. Russell Group and Specialist universities rely more on appeals to ethos (credibility) and logos (fact/data) to market their courses. This research finds evidence of market segmentation, demonstrated through the different use of persuasive appeals to express the course focus, and giving insight to their target audience.
Journal/conference proceeding
Journal of Marketing for Higher Education;
Description
Article published in Journal of Marketing for Higher Education on 10 November 2019, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/08841241.2019.1683120.
Sponsorship
Cardiff Metropolitan University (Grant ID: Cardiff Metropolian (Internal))
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