Quiz Part 1 Notes Rhetorical Devices

What is rhetoric and why bother studying it

• It is an expression

• It is the persuasive use of language

• It is how an author uses diction

• It is how people speak to one another

We study rhetoric because

• it helps us with our school work

• it is an effective way of being

• it helps enhance our reading skills

• it helps us become more effective speakers and writers

Who came up with the three basic ways to persuade

• Aristotle

• Emerson

• Plato

• Socrates

The three basic ways to persuade are

• Ethos Pathos and Legos

• Pathos, Logos and Ethical

• Logos, Patos and Ethos

• Ethos, Logos and Pathos

Ethos is the persuasive appeal of

• one's issues

• one's character

• one's morals

• one's physical appearance

Pathos is the persuasive appeal to

• One's character

• One's emotions

• Reason and logic

• All of the above

Logos is the persuasive appeal to

• Reason

• Emotions

• Character

• Credit

Is the following ethos pathos or logos

A child is shown covered in bug bites after using an inferior bug spray.

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Is the following Ethos Pathos or Logos:

Tiger Woods endorses Nike

• Logos

• Pathos

• Ethos

Is this Ethos, Pathos, Logos:

A 32-oz. bottle of Tide holds enough to wash 32 loads.

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Logos