Review: SOAPSTone, Misleading Graphs, and Rhetorical Appeals

Front

What does the "S" in SOAPSTone NOT stand for? Options: Sources, Situation, Subject, Speaker

Back

Situation

Answer explanation

The "S" can stand for Subject, Speaker, and Sources.

Front

Subject (in SOAPSTone)

Back

What the text is about

Front

What does the "O" in SOAPSTone stand for?

Back

Occasion

Front

Tone in a passage

Back

The author's attitude toward the text.

Front

If someone was using SOAPSTone and he wanted to know the reason that something was written he would be looking for which of these? Occasion, Purpose, Subject, Speaker

Back

Purpose

Front

What word best describes what prompted the writing in the first place? It refers to what is happening in the world during the time of the writing. Options: Tone, Occasion, Subject, Level of Language

Back

Occasion

Front

What makes this graph misleading? Options: The Y-axis doesn't start at 0, The X-axis doesn't start at 0, The scale of the Y-axis is too large to give an accurate sense of the data presented, The color scheme makes the graph hard to read

Back

The scale of the Y-axis is too large to give an accurate sense of the data presented

Front

Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are collectively referred to as the rhetorical _______.

Back

appeals

Front

Which persuasive technique appeals to an audience by highlighting credibility?

Back

Ethos

Front

Which persuasive technique tries to convince an audience through using nostalgia, shared experiences, or tugging on the viewers' heartstrings?

Back

Pathos