Taylor swift ethos/pathos/logos quiz

"Before I tell you my thoughts on the matter, you should know that you're reading the opinion of an enthusiastic optimist: one of the few living souls in the music industry who still believes that the music industry is not dying…it's just coming alive."

This is an example of:

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• pintos

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The VISUAL evidence (graphics and charts) used in the article primarily rely on:

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• doggos

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Which of the following quotes is an example of PATHOS?

• In recent years, you've probably read the articles about major recording artists who have decided to practically give their music away, for this promotion or that exclusive deal.

• Piracy, file sharing and streaming have shrunk the numbers of paid album sales drastically

• My generation was raised being able to flip channels if we got bored

• We will cherish every album they put out until they retire and we will play their music for our children and grandchildren. As an artist, this is the dream bond we hope to establish with our fans.

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What is the most likely purpose for Swift's use of the "autograph" anecdotal evidence?

• To criticize young people for ignoring the value of a signed name

• To demonstrate that just because trends change, there is still opportunity for innovation

• To highlight how celebrities are not appreciated by their fans as much

• To question whether or not her audience is as "young" as it once was

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Based on the passage, Swift would most likely agree that:

• Music labels should raise their prices so that only "true" fans can enjoy their music

• Artists must be willing to adapt to the changing music culture and find joy in the challenge

• Fans who truly love an album are more rare than fans who only somewhat enjoy it

• Radio stations going obsolete is a sign that the music industry is dying too

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Which of the following phrases from paragraph 3 contributes to the emotional appeal (pathos)?

• economic entity

• in my opinion

• piracy, file sharing, and streaming

• heart and soul

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What is the purpose of comparing the number of albums sold to the number of twitter followers per artist?

• To support the idea that album purchases isn't representative of an artist's entire fanbase

• to criticize the music industry for not promoting artists' music better

• To demonstrate that the more followers an artist has, the fewer albums they sell

• To question whether fans should purchase more albums to support the artist

"And as for me? I'll just be sitting back and growing old, watching all of this happen or not happen, all the while trying to maintain a life rooted in this same optimism."

By using this ethos, Swift is characterizing herself as:

• sinister

• dejected

• celebratory

• adaptive

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'Pop sounds like hip hop; country sounds like rock; rock sounds like soul; and folk sounds like country"

This logos evidence supports which of the following points?

• In the future, artists will get record deals because they have fans—not the other way around.

• Another theme I see fading into the gray is genre distinction.

• I think forming a bond with fans in the future will come in the form of constantly providing them with the element of surprise.

• In mentioning album sales, I'd like to point out that people are still buying albums, but now they're buying just a few of them.

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"Music is art, and art is important and rare. Important, rare things are valuable. Valuable things should be paid for."

This is an example of

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• cheetos

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