Rhetorical Techniques Quiz

The establishment of authority and reliability, used to gain the confidence and trust of the

audience.

• Credibility (Ethos)

• Emotion (Pathos)

• Reason (Logos)

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

CCSS.W.11-12.1

Feelings accentuated by experiencing love, hate, fear, etc.

• Credibility (Ethos)

• Emotion (Pathos)

• Reason (Logos

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

The power of the mind to think and form judgements logically; used to appeal to the rationality of an audience.

• Credibility (Ethos)

• Emotion (Pathos)

• Reason (Logos)

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.1A

Words charged with an underlying meaning or implication, used to produce emotion in an audience.

• Rhetorical Question

• Figurative Language

• Loaded Words

• Bias

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in order to emphasize certain words and make them more memorable.

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Adjectives

• Exaggeration

The representation of something as greater than actually is the case, used to grab the attention of the audience and emphasize certain points.

• Exaggeration

• Groups of 3

• Evidence

• Figurative Language

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Words that take the place of nouns, used to create a sense of unity with an audience or distance from a common enemy.

• Adjectives

• Pronouns

• Connotation

• Figurative Language

Facts or information that indicates whether a view is true or valid, used to give weight to an argument or belief.

• Alliteration

• Bias

• Exaggeration

• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.9

Statements which are voiced as questions but not expected to be answered; used to imply certain answers and draw audiences to certain conclusions.

• Generalization

• Loaded Words

• Connotation

• Rhetorical Question

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

When a speaker/writer addresses an opposing view or or speaker and attacks their argument or character.

• Anecdote

• Attacks

• Bias

• Jargon

Tags

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

CCSS.W.11-12.1B