O'Malley Shut Down

In a question addressed to O'Malley concerning his track record as mayor in the city of Baltimore, O'Malley attempted an appeal to ethos by describing how he saved many lives through his programs. He also attempted an appeal to pathos by telling heartbreaking stories of whole families being killed by fire balls. His appeals to both ethos and pathos seemed futile however, since evidence provided by Anderson Cooper and the question itself seemed to greatly weaken his argument.