Rhetorical Appeals

What are the 3 parts of the Rhetorical Triangle? 

• Audience, Author, and Content/Message
• Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
• Audience, Message, and Appeal
• Persuasive Language, Transitions, and Ideas

What are the 3 major Rhetorical Appeals? 

• Audience, Author, and Content/Message
• Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
• Audience, Message, and Appeal
• Persuasive Language, Transitions, and Ideas

Which of the following is the best definition for Ethos? 

• An appeal using someone's authority or credibility 
• An appeal to the emotions or feelings of the audience
• An appeal to logic or reason by giving evidence
• An appeal to someone by bribing them

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

Which of the following is the best definition for Pathos? 

• An appeal using someone's authority or credibility 
• An appeal to the emotions or feelings of the audience
• An appeal to logic or reason by giving evidence
• An appeal to someone by bribing them.

Tags

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

Which of the following is the best definition for Logos? 

• An appeal using someone's authority or credibility 
• An appeal to the emotions or feelings of the audience
• An appeal to logic or reason by giving evidence
• An appeal to someone by bribing them.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

"As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results."

• Ethos
• Pathos
• Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery… We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut."

• Ethos
• Pathos
• Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

An attorney shows a picture of the family that was killed in the car accident. 

• Ethos
• Pathos
• Logos

"He is a forensics and ballistics expert for the federal government – if anyone’s qualified to determine the murder weapon, it’s him."

• Ethos
• Pathos
• Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

• Ethos
• Pathos
• Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5