Speaker Admiration

A speaker whom I greatly admire is the pastor at my church. His sermons are always so interesting and I never find myself bored. He is truly a gifted speaker. I think his abilities to persuade come from the pathos. He knows how to bring up emotions in people that allow him to really get his point across. Of course he shows signs of ethos and logos as well, but I think the pathos is dominant and it works well for the kind of speaking he's doing.
The personal qualities that make me persuasive come mostly from my ethos. When making a speech or just talking to people, I tend to use the fact that I'm trustworthy and have good sense, to make them feel comfortable listening to what I have to say. Aristotle's classification scheme does work for my personal qualities. I think it makes a lot of sense to know what your strengths are and to use them accordingly to persuade people.