The Refutation Paragraph

What is another name for the three elements to the art of persuasion ?

The appeal to emotion is called ____________________.

The appeal to ethics and credibility is also called ________________.

The appeal to logic is called ___________________.

Which of the following would be a technique that implements logos?

• Using pictures of a hurt child

• Including research

• Having someone credible who agrees with you

• Making people laugh

If an ad claimed: "41 students drank this diet soda, and 38 of them subsequently lost weight," the ad is using ___________.

• ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

A refutation demonstrates why the counterargument is wrong.

• true

• False

The information used to back up and support your answer is called _____________

• Persuasion

• evidence

• Argument

• All of the above

What are two main components of the refutation paragraph?

• Summarize and Restate

• Summarize and Refute

• Summarize and Revise

Which word do we use to help us remember parts of the refutation paragraph?

• PEEL

• TEE

• PEA

• TEAR