Rhetoric Review

What is rhetoric?

• The art of argument/persuasion
• The art of entertainment
• The art of analysis
• The art of informing

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What does it mean to persuade someone?

• The convince them of something
• The explain what something is
• To delight and entertain someone
• To debate with someone

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Rhetorical appeals are also known as

• Aristotelian appeals 
• Sophoclean appeals
• Argument appeals
• Discussion appeals

The three rhetorical appeals are

• ethos, pathos, logos
• eti, pati, loga
• logic, reason, emotion
• logic, reason, facts

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Ethos is an appeal to the audience's 

• respect and trust
• emotion
• logical mind
• reasonable heart

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Pathos is an appeal to the audience's 

• respect and trust
• emotion
• logical mind
• reasonable heart

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Logos is an appeal to the audience's 

• respect and trust
• emotion
• logical mind
• reasonable heart

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical appeal is best demonstrated in this quote:
"As your doctor, I highly recommend you quit smoking."
 

• ethos 
• pathos
• logos
• none

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Inspiring the audience to action based on fear of a negative outcome is an example of __________.

• Ethos 
• Pathos
• Logos
• None

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following statements about ethos is NOT accurate?

• In the modern context, it refers to the speaker's use of reasoning.
• It can refer to the speaker's own credibility.
• It can refer to the credibility of someone else the speaker refers to.
• All of these are correct

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5