Ethos, Pathos, and Logos of Public Spaces

     I think that my public space makes many types of appeals. Being that it is a reputable hospital and is in the medical are of Ft. Worth, Harris downtown makes an ethical appeal. It has a great reputation and is filled with many respected and trusted doctors. Additionally, the Harris hospitals have a system of networks so people feel comfortable and safe within the known walls of the Harris hospitals. I notice people are not wary about the staff or the setting which allows them to focus on whatever health issue they or their loved ones are facing. 

     As for emotional appeals, my public space makes many. Well the people and situation occuring in the hospital are really what make an appeal to emotion. In the hospital, loved ones are either joyful and hopeful, or devastated and filled with despair. I observed emotional expressions ranging from smiles to faces with eyes filled with tears. Additionally, it is interesting to note the different emotions in a place like the lobby versus a place like the individual patient rooms. There are alot of different emotions the hospital offers and it is somewhat difficult to get a grasp on them all. 

     The hospital also definitely appeals to logic. Procedures, data, and information are being collected by doctors depending on what information they know about the patient. Hospitals are centered in logic, fact, information, and data, without which they wouldn't operate. I get the impression people understand the logic upon which hospitals are grounded upon and this actually helps them feel more secure in the hospital.

     Nurse and staff members work in logical manners and procedures in order to perform their duties. I think its somewhat of a mix of what type of logical appeals the hospital makes to patients and families. On one hand they know they are in a hospital because they or someone is sick and something is wrong so it makes sense for them to be there. Contrastingly, many people there are in a period of a crisis or catastrophe and cannot make sense of anything. However, for some people, during the period of catastrophe or crisis, it seems like the logical nature of the hospital is the only thing that can ease their minds or that they can make sense of. 

     I never really was aware of all the different appeal the hospital made to the users of it. It has been more difficult than I thought to maintain an objective standpoint to try and figure out what larger cultural appeals the hospital makes to the public.