Check for Understanding: central idea, rhetoric

The three rhetorical appeals are

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

Ethos is an appeal to the audience's 

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

Pathos is an appeal to the audience's 

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

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

• ethos 
• pathos
• logos
• none

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

• Ethos 
• Pathos
• Logos
• None

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

Which of the following is an example of logos?

•  A diet ad with a celebrity spokesperson
• A political speech that contains a story about the campaigners close connection to the community
•  A anti-deforestation campaign that notes the percentage of acres lost
• All of these are correct

True or false: someone can use more than one form of rhetorical appeal to persuade

• True 
• False

Tags

CCSS.SL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

What is rhetoric?

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

Which word correctly matches the following definition: The most important point the author makes.

• Objective Summary

• Supporting Details

• Central Idea

• Topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which term describe an overview of the main points of a text?

• Development

• Summary

• Text Evidence

• Central Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2