Persuasive Devices 2024

Rhetorical Devices

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Open Ended

What are some groups/specific individuals who would use persuasive techniques?

Multiple Choice

"The algorithms have been run in a thousand different ways, and the math continues to check out."

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Multiple Choice

"Better men than us have fought and died to preserve this great nation. Now it is our turn to return the favor. For God and country, gentlemen!"

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Multiple Choice

A prescription drug commercial featuring a doctor uses this appeal...

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Multiple Choice

If an ad claimed: "9 out of 10 dentists agree that Colgate is the best for preventing cavities," the ad is using...

• Ethos and Pathos

• Pathos and Logos

• Logos and Ethos

• Trick question; ads can only use 1 appeal at a time.

Multiple Choice

What rhetorical technique is it called when you repeat words or phrases?

• Appeal to pity

• Bandwagon

• Repetition/Anaphora

• Ethos

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between repetition and anaphora?

• Repetition and anaphora both involve the reoccurrence of certain words or phrases

• Anaphora is a type of repetition

• Anaphora is repetition at the start of nearby clauses

• All of these are true

Multiple Choice

What rhetorical techniques(s) that appeals to our desire to belong to a group?

• Pronouns and Generalization

• Logos, because logically we want to belong

• Ethos, because we want to be credible

• Attacks and Bias

Multiple Choice

What is a rhetorical question?

• A question not meant to be directly answered, but instead meant to inspiring thinking among the audience.

• A question that serves no purpose, because it isn't meant to answer.

• A question to which there is no universal answer, as in "Who is your god?"

Multiple Choice

Consider a commercial for Snickers that jokes about people not being themselves because they are hungry and need a Snickers snacks.

What type of persuasion is being used?

• Pathos - Appeals to our humor

• Ethos - Appeals to our sense of right and wrong

• Logos - Appeals to our sense of logic and fact

• Ethos - Appeals to our humor

Fill in the Blank

Which term invented by Aristotle best matches this ad:

^{Listerine is recommended by most dental professionals}

^{(capitalize the first letter, don't include any punctuation)}

Multiple Choice

Choose the best word to create _______ in this sentence:

Frank _____ forced Felicia forward.

• adjectives; softly

• pronouns; harshly

• alliteration; firmly

• connotation; quickly