11th, 12th, and Postgrad Terms from Content Standards

Which term means "a detailed examination of the elements or structure of something"?

• analysis

• rhetoric

• synthesis

• logos

Which term means "able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable"?

• authoritative

• subjective

• logical fallacy

• explicit

Which term means "the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques"?

• rhetoric

• cite

• assess

• synthesis

Which term means "an appeal to the audience through the AUTHORITY, CHARACTER, or CREDIBILITY of the speaker/writer"?

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• complex

Which term means "an appeal to the audience through LOGIC or REASON (such as through facts and figures)"?

• logos

• ethos

• pathos

• subjective

Which term means "an appeal to the audience through EMOTION"?

• pathos

• logos

• ethos

• objective

Which term means "defects in rational thinking that weaken arguments and mislead the audience"?

• logical fallacies

• plagiarism

• objective

• rhetoric

Which term means "the combination of ideas to form a theory or system"?

• synthesis

• analysis

• authoritative

• conventions

Which term means "not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts"?

• objective

• subjective

• proficient

• complex

Which term means "based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions"?

• subjective

• objective

• ethos

• coherent