Untangling Rhetoric, Pathos, and Aesthetics in Data Visualization
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| author | Prantl, Verena Ingrid Moeller, Torsten Koesten, Laura |
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| contents | In contemporary discourse, logos (reason) and, more recently, ethos (credibility) in data communication have been discussed extensively. While the concept of Pathos has enjoyed great interest in the VIS community over the past few years, its connection to similar but relevant concepts like aesthetics and rhetoric remains unexplored. In this paper, we provide definitions of these terms and explore their overlaps and differences in light of their historical development. Examining the historical perspective offers a deeper understanding of how these approaches in science and philosophy have evolved over time, offering a more comprehensive embedding into the design process and its role within it. Drawing from Campbell's seven circumstances, we illustrate how pathos is being used as a rhetorical device in data visualizations today, at times inadvertently. |
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| spellingShingle | Untangling Rhetoric, Pathos, and Aesthetics in Data Visualization Prantl, Verena Ingrid Moeller, Torsten Koesten, Laura Human-Computer Interaction In contemporary discourse, logos (reason) and, more recently, ethos (credibility) in data communication have been discussed extensively. While the concept of Pathos has enjoyed great interest in the VIS community over the past few years, its connection to similar but relevant concepts like aesthetics and rhetoric remains unexplored. In this paper, we provide definitions of these terms and explore their overlaps and differences in light of their historical development. Examining the historical perspective offers a deeper understanding of how these approaches in science and philosophy have evolved over time, offering a more comprehensive embedding into the design process and its role within it. Drawing from Campbell's seven circumstances, we illustrate how pathos is being used as a rhetorical device in data visualizations today, at times inadvertently. |
| title | Untangling Rhetoric, Pathos, and Aesthetics in Data Visualization |
| topic | Human-Computer Interaction |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.10540 |