
Rhetorical Devices and Persuasive Techniques
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
________________ means: a repeated grammatical pattern
anthimeria
parallelism
asyndeton
antimetabole
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What rhetorical device is used in the following quote: "Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled, that force must be called in to win back our love?"
parallelism
rhetorical question
anthimeria
antithesis
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the persuasive technique known as ethos?
A reference to religion, mythology, historical events, pop culture, literature, etc
ethical appeal, means to convince an audience of the author’s credibility or character.
emotional appeal, means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions
appeal to logic, means to convince an audience by use of logic or reason
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is pathos?
appeal to logic, means to convince an audience by use of logic or reason.
emotional appeal, means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions
ethical appeal, means to convince an audience of the author’s credibility or character.
appeal to one's social group or community
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CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the persausive technique known as logos?
appeal using a company's visual symbol
appeal to logic, means to convince an audience by use of logic or reason.
ethical appeal, means to convince an audience of the author’s credibility or character.
emotional appeal, means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
“I came, I saw, I conquered.” ...Julius Caesar This quote's main rhetorical device in use is
alliteration
repetition
parallelism
allusion
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” ...Eleanor Roosevelt The main rhetorical device at use here is
allusion.
alliteration.
repetition.
parallel structure
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CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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