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

The three rhetorical appeals are

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

Ethos is an appeal to the audience's 

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

Pathos is an appeal to the audience's 

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

Logos is an appeal to the audience's 

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

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

• ethos 
• pathos
• logos
• none

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

• Ethos 
• Pathos
• Logos
• None

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

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

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

• True 
• False

Tags

CCSS.SL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

Which appeal is most clearly used here?

• ethos
• pathos
• logos
• none