Academic Discourse & Rhetoric

True or False: The writing that happens in the academic world is usually, in part or in whole, a response to something the author has read.

• True

• False

You must consider all of the following when completing a rhetorical analysis except-

• Situation

• Time and Space

• Claims and Evidence

• Audience

All of the following are ways that learners can build ethos in an academic setting except-

• Writing well-researched essays

• Preparing for class discussions by thoroughly going over assigned readings

• Using critical thinking to interpret class readings

• Refusing to acknowledge opposing viewpoints

The ___________ is what moves a writer to write.

• Purpose

• Evidence

• Situation

• Time and space

"More than one hundred peer-reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggests that this is an effective treatment for hair loss."

• logos
• ethos
• pathos

This term refers to an argument that appeals to one's emotions

• Logos
• Pathos
• Ethos

What accurately describes the main purpose of Staples’s article?

• To provide the perspective of a black man who encounters public racism/prejudice on a daily basis

• To encourage people to protest against unjust racial profiling

• He wants to recount his own guilt about misjudging people

• To promote a new book he wrote on racial discrimination

"The veterinarian says that an Australian shepherd will be the perfect match for our active lifestyle."

• logos
• ethos
• pathos

Arguments that call for change, and are directed at some future action are-

• Claims of policy

• Claims of fact

• Claims of value

Arguments that express an evaluation of a problem or condition that has existed, exists or will exist.

• Claims of policy

• Claims of fact

• Claims of value