Rhetoric Assessment

What is rhetoric?

• The art of argument/persuasion
• The art of entertainment
• The art of analysis
• The art of informing

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does it mean to persuade someone?

• The convince them of something
• The explain what something is
• To delight and entertain someone
• To debate with someone

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The three rhetorical appeals are

• ethos, pathos, logos
• eti, pati, loga
• logic, reason, emotion
• logic, reason, facts

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Ethos is an appeal to the audience's 

• respect and trust
• emotion
• logical mind
• reasonable heart

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Pathos is an appeal to the audience's 

• respect and trust
• emotion
• logical mind
• reasonable heart

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Logos is an appeal to the audience's 

• respect and trust
• emotion
• logical mind
• reasonable heart

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical appeal is best demonstrated in this quote:
"As your doctor, I highly recommend you quit smoking."
 

• ethos 
• pathos
• logos
• none

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Inspiring the audience to action based on fear of a negative outcome is an example of __________.

• Ethos 
• Pathos
• Logos
• None

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following statements about ethos is NOT accurate?

• It can be attacked to undermine the speaker's believability.

• It refers to the speaker's own credibility.

• It can be so strong that an audience will ignore relevant facts.

• It cannot be used to deceive an audience.

Which of the following is an example of logos?

•  A diet ad with a celebrity spokesperson
• A political speech that contains a story about the campaigners close connection to the community
•  A anti-deforestation campaign that notes the percentage of acres lost
• All of these are correct

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5