Rhetorical Devices - AP Lang

Which of the following best defines ethos?

• An appeal to emotion

• An appeal to credibility or character

• An appeal to logic or reason

• An appeal to time and urgency

When a speaker uses statistics, data, or logical reasoning, which appeal are they relying on?

• Pathos

• Kairos

• Ethos

• Logos

Which appeal is at play when an author shares a personal story to make the audience feel compassion?

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Diction

In SOAPSTone, the "O" stands for:

• Occasion

• Organization

• Opinion

• Objective

In SOAPSTone, "Speaker" refers to:

• The person who literally delivers the speech

• The persona or voice the author adopts for rhetorical effect

• The audience who hears the text

• The credibility of the writer

Which of the following is an example of parallelism?

• "Like a lion, he roared with anger."

• "The wind whispered through the trees."

• "I came, I saw, I conquered."

• "A piece of my heart was taken away."

Which rhetorical device is being used in this sentence: "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields."

• Rhetorical question

• Anaphora

• Hyperbole

• Antithesis

Which rhetorical appeal is MOST directly engaged by this statement: "As a doctor with 20 years of experience, I can assure you this treatment is safe."

• Pathos

• Logos

• Kairos

• Ethos

SOAPSTone asks us to analyze "Audience." Which question best matches this category?

• Who is the speaker trying to reach, and what values do they hold?

• What historical moment influences the text?

• What strategies are used to persuade?

• What is the speaker’s credibility?

Which device is being used in this sentence:

"This policy will sink or swim depending on your vote."

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

• Personification