Rhetorical Appeals and Strategies

Rhetorical Appeals and Strategies

Multiple Choice

A 32oz bottle of Tide can wash 32 loads of laundry.

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Multiple Choice

A child is shown covered in bug bites after using an inferior bug spray.

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Multiple Choice

The professional golfer Tiger Woods endorses Nike.

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Multiple Choice

The happy couple is driving a Corvette.

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Multiple Choice

Dentists recommend using Colgate Total more than any other brand of toothpaste.

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Multiple Choice

Type of Appeal:

The Center for Disease Control advises everyone to get a flu vaccination.

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Multiple Choice

Type of Appeal:

Donate just $1 a day to starving children. Make sure no one goes hungry under your watch!

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Multiple Choice

"More than one hundred peer-reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggests that this is an effective treatment for hair loss."

• logos
• ethos
• pathos

Multiple Choice

Which of these Rhetorical Devices does this best represent?
"My three decades of experience in public service, my tireless commitment to the people of this community, and my willingness to reach across the aisle and cooperate with the opposition, make me the ideal candidate for your mayor."

• Ethos
• Logos
• Pathos

Multiple Choice

Which of these Rhetorical Devices does this best represent?
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery... We all have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut."

• Logos
• Ethos
• Pathos