Rhetoric/Reasoning Review

Multiple Choice

I know she’s telling the truth because she told me she never lies.

• Ad Hominem

• Straw Man

• Begging the Question

• Hasty Generalization

Multiple Choice

Why would you listen to Betty’s ideas about the school budget? I bet she couldn’t even pass a first grade math test.

• Post Hoc

• Bandwagon

• False Dilemma

• Ad Hominem

Multiple Choice

People who want to raise the voting age to 21 believe that young people should have no right to free speech and do not deserve a say in politics.

• Straw Man

• Bandwagon

• Post Hoc

• False Dilemma

Multiple Choice

If we get rid of the city curfew, teenagers will be out until 6am every single day and will never sleep again!

• Ad Hominem

• Slippery Slope

• Straw Man

• Red Herring

Multiple Choice

When questioned about his declining school performance, Danny began talking about how well he was doing as the hockey team’s goalie.

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

• Begging the Question

• False Dilemma

Multiple Choice

This movie is trending on Netflix, so it has to be good!

• Bandwagon

• False Dilemma

• Post Hoc

• Slippery Slope

Multiple Choice

You can either take all AP classes or you can accept that you’ll never get into college.

• Bandwagon

• Post Hoc

• False Dilemma

• Hasty Generalization

Multiple Choice

You can’t watch horror movies! Last time I watched a horror movie, I had nightmares for weeks. Horror movies cause nightmares!

• False Dilemma

• Post Hoc

• Slippery Slope

• Ad Hominem

Multiple Choice

Our team lost our first game. We’re clearly awful and have no hope for a successful season.

• Hasty Generalization

• Bandwagon

• Post Hoc

• False Dilemma

​"Ethics" or credibility of the speaker.


"Emotions" or feelings of the audience


"Logic" or reasoning of the message.


"Timeliness" or "urgency" speaking to the occasion and purpose.

Multiple Choice

commercials that use messages like “supplies are running out” or “act now!” are using

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Kairos

Multiple Choice

I think that you have many choices when you are looking for a nanny, but I hope you can consider how many years I have worked in childcare.

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Kairos

Multiple Choice

You should not play football because it is statistically the most dangerous sport in terms of injuries. Also, 75% of football players have received serious head injuries, which impacts their health later in life.

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Kairos

Multiple Choice

A dog would be a great addition to our family because they are constant, loyal companions who are loving and sweet. A dog would bring us together as a family and make me the happiest daughter on earth.

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Kairos

​Allusion	​a reference to history, literature, religion, or something else well known.
​Antithesis/Juxtaposition	​a contrast of ideas by means of a parallel arrangement of words or phrases
​Chiasmus	​repetition in the reverse order
​Euphemism	​use of a mild more pleasant phrase in place of a blunt or offensive one
​Metonymy	​the use of a linked term to stand for an object
​Zeugma	​a word applies to two others in different senses/contexts
​Synecdoche	​part used to represent the whole
​Epistrophe	​repetition at the end of phrases / clauses
​Understatement	​to downplay a situation
​Metaphor	​comparison by stating one thing is another