Rhetoric

Choose the open thesis statement(s) below. You can choose more than one answer.

• The study of rhetoric promotes more complex thinking about writing.

• Studying rhetoric helps students learn about writing structure, create better arguments, and think in more complex ways.

• Rhetoric is a subject taught in college.

• Learning about rhetoric at a young age can help students become better writers.

You are planning an argument to deliver to your World Geo teacher about why you believe you should be exempt from all homework for the remainder of the semester. Using PATHOS, what would you say to help your argument?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery… We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut." What type of Rhetoric is being used?

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Thesis

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"You know me - I've taught Sunday School at your church for years, babysat your children, and served as a playground director for many summers - so you know I can run your preschool." What rhetorical tool is being used?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Fallacy

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing is called: ____________

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

You and your friend are in a heated discussion about what movie is the best movie of all time. You begin with the obvious, actors and actresses, move into story lines, what is predictable, what is original. You go back and forth. It's getting intense. You agree you need to define what makes a movie good, what makes a movie better than another, what makes a movie unique and interesting. As you both write down your definitions, you realize that you are creating a CLAIM (and you thank Dr. Carr for teaching you this). What type of CLAIM are you making? *Hint: It is not a policy claim!

Which is the most dominant appeal used here?

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Value Claim

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In thinking about argumentation, there is a rhetorical triangle at work. Check all that apply to this rhetorical triangle:

• It involves a variable

• It involves a speaker

• It involves persuasion

• In involves an audience

• It involves geometry

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This ad uses the following rhetorical device:

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Revelation

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Choose an example of a Claim of Fact:

• Beauty's father allows her to sacrifice herself in order to save himself.

• Beauty's father should never have allowed Beauty to sacrifice herself.

• Beauty is a character in "Beauty and the Beast."