Argument and Persuasion

Argument and Persuasion

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English

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.9-10.5, RI.11-12.5, RI.8.8

+12

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are rhetorical devices?

Back

Rhetorical devices are techniques used by speakers or writers to persuade or influence an audience. Common rhetorical devices include ethos (credibility), pathos (emotional appeal), and logos (logical reasoning).

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is ethos?

Back

Ethos is an appeal to authority and credibility. It establishes the speaker's or writer's trustworthiness and moral character to persuade the audience.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is pathos?

Back

Pathos is an appeal to emotion. It aims to evoke feelings in the audience to persuade them.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is logos?

Back

Logos is an appeal to logic and reason. It uses facts, statistics, and logical arguments to persuade the audience.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does it mean to make an argument?

Back

Making an argument involves presenting a claim or position supported by evidence and reasoning to persuade others.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an appeal by association?

Back

An appeal by association argues that something is true because it is linked to a positive or negative idea.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is personification?

Back

Personification is a literary device where non-human objects or ideas are given human qualities.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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