Language of Composition Chapter 1 Quiz

The Greek term for "hostile". An aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all others.

• pathos

• polemic

• persona

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

LOGOS appeals to

• reason (using details, facts, and statistics)

• emotion (playing on desires, values, and hopes)

• character (who you are and what you say)

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Rhetoric is

• the Greek term for "mask"

• denying the validity of an opposing argument

• finding ways to persuade an audience

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When we refer to a "TEXT" we are looking at

• fiction and nonfiction

• political cartoons

• fine art and photography

• all of the above and more

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

The person or group that creates a text is

• subject

• speaker

• persona

• rhetorical appeal

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The spread of ideas and information to further a cause is

• pathos

• polemic

• connotation

• propaganda

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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

Meanings or associations that readers have with a word beyond its dictionary definition

• connotation

• denotation

• context

• concession

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3