Rhetorical Appeals Review

an appeal to emotion

• kairos

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

an appeal to timeliness

• kairos

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

an appeal to credibility

• kairos

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

an appeal to logic or reason

• kairos

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

the art of persuasion, the way we use language to convince an audience

• ethos

• rhetoric

• rhetorical appeals

• rhetorical devices

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Match the following descriptions to their rhetorical appeals.

• comes from the Greek word for "character"

• kairos

• comes from the Greek word for "logic"

• logos

• comes from the Greek word for "suffering"

• ethos

• comes from the Greek word for "right time"

• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Match the following descriptions to their rhetorical appeals.

• might include a reference to haste or urgency

• pathos

• might include references to expertise, education, or ethics

• kairos

• might include emotional and vivid language

• ethos

• might include references to facts or definitions

• logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Identify the rhetorical appeal in this example: It has been an unbelievably difficult week. My grandma died, and my girlfriend just broke up with me.

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• kairos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Identify the rhetorical appeal in this example: As you explained yesterday, only 40 out of 120 seniors turned in their essays on time. Doesn’t that give you an indication that the three days you gave us to do the assignment were not enough?

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• kairos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Identify the rhetorical appeal in this example: Mr. Jones, I have never before turned in an assignment late in this class, and you know I am here and on time every day. I have a 3.8 G.P.A. When I tell you that I have a good reason, you have to believe me.

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• kairos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5