Elements of Rhetoric

Rhetoric is: 

• the credibility of a source
• all available means of persuasion 
• the logic of an argument
• appealing to emotion

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which is NOT an element of rhetoric? 

• speaker 
• audience 
• context 
• propaganda

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Logical reasons, facts, statistics, and expert testimony

• ethos 
• logos 
• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The trustworthiness and credibility of a speaker/writer

• ethos
• logos
• pathos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Appealing to the audience's emotion 

• ethos 
• logos 
• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Consider the rhetorical triangle.  Ethos is related to: 

• the speaker 
• the audience 
• the message
• all of the above

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Consider the rhetorical triangle.  Logos is related to

• the speaker 
• the audience
• the message
• all of the above

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Consider the rhetorical triangle.  Pathos is related to 

• audience
• message
• speaker
• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Consider the rhetorical triangle.  Purpose is related to

• speaker 
• audience 
• message 
• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is NOT good rhetoric?

• based on facts
• intolerant 
• solution based
• urges action 

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5