Rhetorical Strategies Quiz

An appeal used to convince someone of the character or credibility of the persuader

• ethos
• credible
• pathos
• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

an appeal used to persuade someone by reason

• logos
• ethos
• reasoning
• argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

an appeal used to convince someone by creating an emotional response

• pathos
• persuade
• reasoning
• ethos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing

• rhetoric

• argument

• persuade

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way

• Juxtaposition

• Analogy

• Apostrophe

• Anecdote

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A brief story that illustrates or makes a point

• Anecdote

• Antidote

• Analogy

• Juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

We know that all men are mortal. Since John is a man, John is mortal.

• Inductive reasoning (specific to general)

• Deductive reasoning (general to specific)

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

All of the people that you met in town are very strange. You conclude that everyone in town is very strange.

• Inductive (specific to general)

• Deductive (general to specific)

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Testimonial is a rhetorical device that:

• tells about a credible source's experience with or support of something.

• tell what a witness has to say on the witness stand.

• explain why you should not buy the product advertised.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How is an author's PURPOSE best described?

• the topics the writer/speaker discusses

• the goal the speaker wants to achieve through their text

• the thesis statement of the text

• the intended or targeted audience of the text

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6