Rhetoric Test

Rhetoric is a fancy word for _________.

• Persuasion

• Endorsement

• Insecurities

• Premise

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the definition of ethos?

• Appeal to the credibility/trustworthiness of the speaker
• Something an author uses to make the subject interesting to the reader and to grab the reader’s attention
• Appeal to Appeal to the emotions of the audience
• Appeal to logic

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the definition of logos?

• Appeal to the credibility/trustworthiness of the speaker
• Something an author uses to make the subject interesting to the reader and to grab the reader’s attention
• Appeal to Appeal to the emotions of the audience
• Appeal to logic

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the definition of pathos?

• Appeal to the credibility/trustworthiness of the speaker
• Something an author uses to make the subject interesting to the reader and to grab the reader’s attention
• Appeal to logic
• Appeal to the emotions of the audience

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"The data is perfectly clear: this investment has consistently turned a profit year-over-year, even in spite of market declines in other areas."

• ethos
• logos
• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"My three decades of experience in public service, my tireless commitment to the people of this community, and my willingness to reach across the aisle and cooperate with the opposition, make me the ideal candidate for your mayor."

• ethos
• logos
• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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

• Using pictures of a hurt child

• Including research

• Having someone credible who agrees with you

• Making people laugh

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"They’ve worked against everything we’ve worked so hard to build, and they don’t care who gets hurt in the process. Make no mistake, they’re the enemy, and they won’t stop until we’re all destroyed."

• logos
• ethos
• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A commercial featuring statistics and facts is using this appeal...

• Ethos
• Logos
• Pathos
• Rhetoric 

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This is a what type of appeal?

• ethos
• pathos
• logos
• celebrity

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5