Rhetorical Strategies Quiz

An appeal based on logic or reason

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Rhetoric

An appeal to emotion

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Logos

• Rhetoric

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

• Analogy

• Anecdote

• Rhetorical Question

• Euphemism

An appeal based on the character/reputation/credibility of the speaker

• Anecdote

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

A question asked to make people thing a little deeper and not requiring an answer

• Call to Action

• Rhetoric

• Anecdote

• Rhetorical Question

A short and amusing or interesting story about an incident or person

• Rhetoric

• Allusion

• Anecdote

• Analogy

The art of using language to persuade someone

• Call to Action

• Rhetoric

• Loaded Language

• Allusion

Writing or speaking that promotes change and urges people to take action

• Rhetorical Question

• Allusion

• Euphemism

• Call to Action

The instance of placing two opposite things close together to create a contrasting effect.

• Juxtaposition

• Loaded Language

• Call to Action

• Ethos

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt.

(Replacing a harsh word with a softer word)

• Loaded Language

• Euphemism

• Anecdote

• Logos