Logos, as referred to in Hamon's composition class, means the factual information used in an argument and, by proxy, the best way to win the argument. Using proven ideas to support one's argument is always a sure way to succeed. There is no doubt about it. Unless, of course, one's opponent uses lie after lie after lie in such rapid succession that it becomes almost impossible to disprove such an opponent. In this case, by the time the Logos-user has dispelled the first lie, five more have been added to the equation, allowing the opponent to win. This is often the strategy used by republicans during their political reign. What a shame.
But Logos goes even further than just using the facts. Far from it. Logos is the Latin word for "The Word" and carries mystical attachments to it. While one minor example of this entails a Greco-Roman demigod of Love: Hedylogos, whose name means "Sweet-Talker", it doesn't end there.
Anyone who has read the bible will easily remember the opening chapter of the Gospel of John in which the author states: "In the beginning was the word and the word was with God"... Blah, blah, blah. In many mystical and New Age circles, this "Word" is translated as Logos and is used to describe the divine power attributed to words and speaking. Many religious writings, both past and modern, really push this idea that man, through God, has spiritual power in his words to remake his world and being by proxy of the Logos.
I know that this doesn't have much to do with English Composition, but I always found that to be an interesting idea. Knowledge is power, after all. The more you know. The more you grow.
Blessed Be.
Christopher.
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