Argumentative Writing & Rhetoric

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

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The three rhetorical appeals are

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

True or false: someone can use more than one form of rhetorical appeal to persuade

• True 
• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which appeal is most clearly used here?

• ethos
• pathos
• logos
• none

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5