Rhetorical Appeals

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What is rhetoric?

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Rhetoric is defined as strategies used by the author or speaker to persuade or make an impact on their audience.

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What rhetorical appeal uses credibility to convince the audience?

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Ethos.

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Identify the dominant appeal: "They’ve worked against everything we’ve worked so hard to build, and they don’t care who gets hurt in the process. Make no mistake, they’re the enemy, and they won’t stop until we’re all destroyed."

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Pathos.

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What rhetorical appeal is associated with titles and position?

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Ethos.

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What rhetorical appeal is associated with research?

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Logos.

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What is ethos?

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Ethos is a rhetorical appeal that relies on the credibility and character of the speaker.

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What is logos?

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Logos is a rhetorical appeal that uses logic, reasoning, and evidence to persuade an audience.

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What is pathos?

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Pathos is a rhetorical appeal that evokes emotions in the audience to persuade them.

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Give an example of ethos in a speech.

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A doctor giving a speech about health issues uses their medical degree to establish credibility.

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Give an example of logos in an argument.

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Using statistics and data to support a claim, such as citing research studies.