Rhetorical Appeals Quiz (AOC, Speech 1)

Which rhetorical appeal is AOC using when she references Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy to inspire action among her audience?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Telos

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CCSS.SL.11-12.3

When AOC speaks about “rediscovering precious values,” which rhetorical appeal does she use to emphasize urgency and importance in modern times?

• Kairos

• Logos

• Ethos

• Telos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

CCSS.SL.11-12.4

AOC argues that greatness is “a choice” rather than a result of “circumstance or fortune.” Which rhetorical appeal is she primarily using here?

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Telos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

In discussing the “simple disciplines of being honest and loving, and just with all humanity,” which rhetorical appeal does AOC primarily use?

• Pathos

• Telos

• Ethos

• Kairos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

AOC mentions young people’s “brilliance of individual faculties” and “creative genius.” Which appeal does she use to evoke a sense of potential and empowerment?

• Pathos

• Logos

• Ethos

• Kairos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

CCSS.W.11-12.1

Which rhetorical appeal does AOC use to emphasize the audience's emotions by highlighting their unique talents and potential?

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Kairos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.6

In referencing the "drum major for justice," which rhetorical appeal does AOC leverage to call on the audience to live a committed life?

• Telos

• Logos

• Kairos

• Ethos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

Ethos is

• based on persuasion and argmentation

• based on character, credibility

• based on logic and data

• based on emotion and empathy

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

In paragraph [11], the speaker uses statements like “I believe that marriage should be a function of one's commitment and not of one's gender.” Which rhetorical appeal is primarily being used here?

• • Kairos – seizing the moment

• • Telos – emphasizing purpose or ultimate goal

• • Pathos: evoking emotional responses

• Logos: providing logical evidence
  

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CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3