I believe that we as a culture use pathos more than we should. I do believe that pathos should have an important part in our society but I believe that too much of it can interfere with many aspects of our society. The best example of this is politics. It happens all too often that emotions decide our political debates rather than truth. The over use of pathos clouds the truth and hides facts. I am not saying there is anything fundamentally wrong. I am saying that put into the wrong hands, pathos can be abused and used as a tactic to avoid the truth. The problem with the current two party political system is that every issue is divided into two emotional fundamentals with no middle ground. Simple issues constantly get bogged down with an overload of pathos. Much of our country gets caught in a blind rage over political issues. The pathos in our society gives a majority of people an excuse to not actually educate themselves on the issue. Pathos have a place in our society but I think pathos can be detrimental if left unchecked, especially in politics.