Rhetorical Analysis Practice Assessment: Unemployment Article

Which rhetorical appeal is primarily used when the authors establish their credentials as sociologists in the introduction?

• Pathos

• Logos

• Ethos

• Kairos

The statement "many high-paying jobs that are mostly done by men have contracted or disappeared" appeals most strongly to:

• Logos

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Personal bias

What rhetorical device is employed when discussing the "glass escalator" versus "glass ceiling"?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

The authors' use of statistical data about male nurses (13%) primarily appeals to:

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Personal opinion

• Logos

The discussion of social stigma faced by men in female-dominated jobs primarily appeals to:

• Statistics

• Emotional response

• Expert authority

• Logical reasoning

Which audience was this article mainly meant for?

• High school students thinking about college majors

• Men and women in the workplace

• Doctors and nurses

• Employers who hire more men than women

The authors' reference to "compelling research by sociologist Margarita Torre" is an example of:

• Logos

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Kairos

The discussion of wage increases after men enter female-dominated jobs primarily relies on:

• Expert opinion

• Emotional appeal

• Logical evidence

• Personal anecdotes

The article's discussion of economic devaluation of "women's work" primarily appeals to:

• Logic and reason

• Emotional response

• Statistical data

• Expert authority

The authors' mention of a 4% wage increase for men entering female-dominated jobs is an appeal to:

• Personal experience

• Emotional response

• Expert authority

• Statistical evidence