Rhetoric In The NY Times

1. "As dawn broke, workers returning to the plant, which produced the speedy, efficient Mosquito bomber, shook their heads as they surveyed a scene of awesome devastation. Yet all was not as it appeared. In fact, none of it was. The entire event was staged, all for the benefit of the amazing Agent Zigzag." http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/books/12grimes.html?_r=1&ref=books&oref=slogin. This statement uses pathos as it tugs on the heartstrings by talking about a great explosion causing a heartwrenching scene in our imagination and since this is a sample of the books writing it persuades us to want to buy it.

2. "He was a longtime criminal turned double agent who, in the course of his career as a spy, would flit back and forth between Britain and Germany, occupied France and occupied Norway on one top-secret mission after another."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/books/12grimes.html?_r=1&ref=books&oref=slogin
The description of the Agent's identity makes us want to learn more about him because we see the spy lifestyle as exciting and fascinating convinving us that Agent Zigzag is an interesting charismatic man, therefore it uses ethos. The charisma bit comes from our perception of James Bond.

3. "Britain and Germany, each mistakenly convinced that the other had a highly efficient spy network, were desperate to acquire agents." http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/books/12grimes.html?_r=1&ref=books&oref=slogin
From the statement of the countries' desperation for agents we can logically asume that this lead them to hire Agent Zigzag who then palyed both sides we them not knowing. As we know they already had mistakenly come to conclusions we know they can be fooled. This statement uses or causes logos.

4. "In this fevered atmosphere Mr. Chapman flourished like an exotic flower." http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/books/12grimes.html?_r=1&ref=books&oref=slogin
From this statement we can asume that he was cool under pressure and we good at his job, therefore we use logos.

5. "“It is not easy to judge the workings of Chapman’s mind,” one British spy handler reported."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/books/12grimes.html?_r=1&ref=books&oref=slogin
Ftrom this statement we can asume that he was very charismatic and a good liar and good at covering his emotions as the trained spy handler can't read him. Therefore we use logos.