The three elements of persuasion were ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos represented the character and personality of the persuader. Pathos represented the emotions of the audience. Logos represented the logic of persuasion. If one was asked which of these three was the most important, the answer was obviously ethos, the character and personality of the persuader. 1

If a madman passing by said, “If you keep building the tower, God will be angry, and you will be struck with divine retribution," the workers and administrators would not bat an eye and would only focus on the construction. However, what if God himself presented a miracle and said the same thing? The workers and administrators would tremble in fear and stop the construction through fear of divine retribution. Persuasiveness varied greatly depending on the speaker. 0

[Using the trumpet was a good idea,] Legba said. 0

I nodded. Simply showing a miracle was not impactful enough. Therefore, I used the trumpet to first blind their vision and create confusion, and then appeared before them by impersonating...0