Pre-AP Final Exam Review

What are Rhetorical Appeals?

• An appeal to authority and credibility

• "Hi welcome to Chili's."

• An appeal to logic and reason

• Strategies used to appeal to the audience.

Who invented Rhetorical Appeals?

• Aristotle

• Maya Angelou

• Hercules

• "AHH...Stopppp. I could've dropped my" croissant.

What is Ethos?

• An appeal to logic and reason

• "Road work ahead? Uh yeah, I sure hope it does!"

• An appeal to authority and credibility (why should we believe the speaker?)

• An appeal to the emotions

What is Pathos?

• An appeal to logic and reason (facts, statistics, proof)

• "It's an avocado. Thanks!"

• An appeal to the emotions

• An appeal to authority and credibility

What is Logos?

• An appeal to logic and reason (statistics, facts, proof)

• An appeal to authority and credibility

• An appeal to emotions

• "Hurricane Katrina? More like Hurricane Tortilla!"

What is Diction?

• The shortened version of "Dictionary"

• An author's word choice/style of speaking depending on their purpose

• An appeal to authority and credibility

• "...And they were roommates."

How can you use Ethos in writing/speeches?

• You can openly remind your audience who you are and why you are an expert on the subject.

• "What are thooooose??"

• You can identify emotions which relate to your audience

• You can use research and statistics to backup your argument

How can you use Pathos in writing/speeches?

• You can remind your audience who you are and why you are an authority on the subject

• You can use logical processes to explain you point

• You can use personal stories to appeal to the sympathies and emotions of your audience

• "Merry chrysler."

How can you use Logos in writing/speeches?

• By telling your audience a sad story

• By reminding your audience that you are an expert on the topic

• "Look at all those chickens."

• Use logical processes or statistics to explain your point.

"60% of the time, it works every time." -Anchorman

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos