Rhetorical Triangle

What is Rhetoric?

• talking
• writing
• both of the answers
• neither of the answers

True or False:  The Rhetorical Triangle is a useful way of formulating your thoughts and presenting your position.

• True
• False

True or False: Rhetoric is the ancient art of using language to persuade. If you use it well, your audience will easily understand what you're saying, and will be influenced by your message. 

• True
• False

The Greek philosopher who outlined the three concepts of rhetoric was named

• Plato
• Aristotle
• Socrates
• Quintilian

What are the three rhetorical appeals?

• essays, advertising, and treatises.
• logos, pathos, ethos.
• persuasion, communication, and the rhetorical triangle.
• logos, pathos, chronos.

Pathos is...

• an appeal to emotions.
• an appeal regarding credibility.
• an appeal to reason/logic.
• a form of meditation.

Ethos is...

• an appeal to emotions.
• an appeal to logic.
• an appeal to ether.
• an appeal regarding credibility.

Logos is...

• an appeal regarding credibility.
• an appeal to reason.
• an appeal to emotions.
• a form of meditation.

Which of the following statements is false?

• Hyperbole is a rhetoric device.
• Plato was concerned with the truth.
• Rhetoric can only be used in the written form.
• Some would define rhetoric as empty language.

Which of the following is NOT an example of hyperbole?

• I'd fly to the moon for you.
• If he doesn't call soon, I think I'm going to die.
• What do you think, dear reader?
•  I have a million things to do today.