Rhetoric

"They've worked against everything we've worked so hard to build, and they don't care who gets hurt in the process. Make no mistake, they're the enemy, and they won't stop until we're all destroyed."

• logos

• ethos

• pathos

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is rhetoric?

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

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.L.8.6

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

Logos 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 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