Rhetorical Appeals and Devices

means: a question someone asks without expecting an answer.

• anaphora

• epistrophe

• rhetorical question

• parallelism

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

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This family lost everything in the fire. They lost their irreplaceable family photos, not to mention their furniture and clothing. Please donate to help them start over.

• Pathos

• Logos

• Ethos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

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I know you have many choices when you are looking for a nanny, but I hope you consider my many years of childcare experience and my fabulous references from families I have worked for in the past.

• Pathos

• Logos

• Ethos

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Please give me the day off. My grandmother died, and I really need to go spend time with my family. They need me to support them during this terrible time.

• Pathos

• Logos

• Ethos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

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How would you define the term PATHOS when discussing rhetorical appeals?

• invokes an emotional response

• establishes author’s credibility

  or character

• uses logical reasoning and facts

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How would you define the term ETHOS when discussing rhetorical appeals?

• invokes an emotional response

• establishes author’s trustworthiness

• uses logical reasoning and facts

• causes the audience to question the speaker

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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How would you define the term LOGOS when discussing rhetorical appeals?

• invokes an emotional response

• establishes author’s credibility

  or character

• uses logical reasoning and facts

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What are rhetorical appeals?

• Also known as ethos, pathos, and logos

• They are qualities of an argument that make it persuasive.

• They appeal to credibility, emotions, and logic.

• All of the above

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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An ad featuring Avril Lavigne would be more effective for a teen magazine in 2002 than in 2012 because of this appeal.

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• kairos

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

True or False: Well used rhetorical appeals create meaningful rhetorical devices.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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