MLK rhetoric quiz

emotional appeal

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Logical appeal

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

building credibility

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

1. “Every day I meet young people whose disappointment with the church has turned into outright disgust.” 

3. “Perhaps I have once again been too optimistic.”

• Ethos (credibility)

• Logos (logic)

• Pathos (emotional)

Answer explanation

Establishing credibility

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

“So the question is not whether we will be extremist, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate, or will we be extremists for love?”

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'pathos' because the quote appeals to emotions, which is the definition of pathos in rhetoric.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

“I have been disappointed with the white church and its leadership. Of course, there are some notable exceptions. I am not unmindful of the fact that each of you has taken some significant stands on this issue.”

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

1. "But be assured that my tears have been tears of love. There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love. Yes, I love the church. How could I do otherwise?"

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

1. "Was not Jesus an extremist for love: 'Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.”

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

1. “If his repressed emotions are not released in nonviolent ways, they will seek expression through violence; this is not a threat but a fact of history.”

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

1. MLK builds credibility by explaining he has daily hands-on experience with the church

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5