Ethos, Pathos, Logos Practice
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7th - 8th Grade
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This quiz focuses on rhetorical appeals and listening skills, core components of middle school English Language Arts curriculum appropriate for grades 7-8. The primary emphasis lies on identifying ethos (credibility/trust), pathos (emotional appeals), and logos (logical reasoning) through authentic examples from legal, political, medical, and commercial contexts. Students must analyze persuasive language and determine which rhetorical strategy is being employed, requiring them to understand how speakers and writers establish credibility through expertise and experience, evoke emotional responses through vivid language and personal connections, and build logical arguments through data, statistics, and factual evidence. The secondary focus addresses listening skills, requiring students to distinguish between active, selective, and ignoring listening behaviors while understanding the stages of the listening process and the difference between hearing and listening. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying rhetorical analysis and communication skills in grades 7-8. The assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding of persuasive techniques before moving into more complex analysis work, or as targeted practice following direct instruction on Aristotle's rhetorical triangle. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge about persuasion, assign it as homework to reinforce classroom learning, or use it for review before summative assessments on argumentative writing and analysis. The content aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.8 (distinguishing among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, and speculation) and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.7.3 and SL.8.3 (delineating a speaker's argument and evaluating the soundness of reasoning and relevance of evidence), while also supporting speaking and listening standards that emphasize effective communication skills.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"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."
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CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"You will never be satisfied in life if you don’t seize this opportunity. Do you want to live the rest of your years yearning to know what would have happened if you just jumped when you had the chance?"
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CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"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."
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CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"Research compiled by scientists and analysts from NASA, as well as organizations from five other nations with space programs, suggests that a moon colony is possible with international support."
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CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"He is a forensics, weapons, and ballistics expert for the federal government – if anyone’s qualified to determine the murder weapon, it’s him."
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CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"Better men than us have fought and died to preserve this great nation. Now is our turn to return the favor. For God and country, gentlemen!"
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CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"Doctors all over the world recommend this type of treatment."
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CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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