Rhetoric Basics

​Rhetoric Basics

​Claim: opinion statement
Evidence: support
Commentary: reasoning, explanation
Ethos: credibility
Pathos: emotion
Logos: logic
Kairos: urgency

ELA.9.R.2.4: Compare the development of two opposing arguments on the same topic, evaluating the effectiveness and validity of the claims.
​ELA.10.R.2.4: Compare the development of two opposing arguments on the same topic, evaluating the effectiveness and validity of the claims, and analyzing the ways in which the authors use the same information to achieve different ends.

​B.E.S.T Standards

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Multiple Choice

A claim is:

• details, facts, or information that supports an argument

• an argumentative text

• the main idea, or arguable statement, that represents the author’s position on a topic.

• a type of writing

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a claim?

• California is the best state in the USA.

• Twinkies taste better than other snack cakes because of their texture, their creamy filling, and their golden appearance.

• The school year began on August 18 and will end on June 4

• Christmas is the best holiday of the year.

Multiple Choice

What is evidence?

• An author's opinion

• Information that doesn't support a claim

• Details, facts or information that support a claim

• the main idea, or arguable statement, that represents the author’s position on a topic.

Multiple Choice

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:

High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

• When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

• A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

• At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

• School uniforms can be ordered online .

​Ethos: establish trust based on who you are or what you know

Pathos: appeal to emotions (fear, anger, desire, pity....)

Logos: appeal to logic or reason

Kairos: create a sense of urgency (people think less clearly when they feel rushed)

These appeal should be used in this order to be most effective. If someone trusts you, they are more likely to allow you to hit them with the feels, and then provide them with a logical way through the situation before reminding them to hurry up and act.

​Rhetorical Devices Review

Multiple Choice

Which type of persuasive appeal is MOST present in the following advertisement?

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• kairos

Multiple Choice

We have to adopt this puppy! You don’t want to leave her out in the rain and cold, do you?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Kairos

Multiple Choice

What is the primary appeal being used?

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• kairos

Multiple Choice

"You know me - I've taught Sunday School at your church for years, babysat your children, and served as a playground director for many summers - so you know I can run your preschool."

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Kairos

Multiple Choice

Which type of persuasive appeal is MOST present in the following advertisement?

• logos

• pathos

• ethos

• kairos

Multiple Choice

People who exercise regularly are 40% happier than those who do not. Therefore, everyone should exercise regularly!

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Kairos

Multiple Choice

"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 also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut."

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Multiple Choice

What is the dominant appeal used here?

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• kairos

Reorder

Reorder the following rhetorical appeals in the BEST order to use them

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Kairos

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

​Work Period

​1. Claim, Evidence, Reasoning: Should Kids use Social Media? (Actively Learn).
2. Exact Path:
9th: Author's Purpose
10th: Close Reading

3. Earn a Trophy!!!!