Rhetoric and Rhetorical Situation

What is rhetoric?

• art of using language effectively, often to persuade or argue.

• a type of question you ask but don't expect an answer

• the first person point of view in an argumentative essay

• a type of figurative language to use in writing

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

What doe "ethos" stand for in the rhetorical triangle?

• the emotional appeal to the audience

• the author's own credibility

• the research and examples used to appeal to the audience

• a type of animal

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the rhetorical triangle (rhetorical situation)?

• The situation people find themselves in when trying to understand a problem

• An equilateral triangle that is used in mathematics

• The context or set of circumstances our of which something arises

• none of these answers

Tags

CCSS.W.6.1A

What is the "pathos" appeal?

• An appeal for sympathy

• An appeal using that uses the author's credibility

• An appeal to the audience using research, facts, and examples

• An appeal to the audience's emotions, to make them feel a certain way

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is "logos" in the rhetorical situation?

• an emotional appeal to one's audience

• an appeal to the audience that uses facts, research, and examples

• An appeal that shows the author's credibility

• A type of lego

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following make up the rhetorical situation? Choose all that apply.

• Text, Media, Purpose, Reasoning

• Audience, Culture/context, media, formatting

• Message, Audience, Purpose, Culture/Context, and Writer

• Culture/Context, formatting, writer, Text, Audience

• Writer, Message, Audience, Medium

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.W.6.4

The following rhetorical device is an example of what?

"Content of their character"

• Alliteration

• Euphemism

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

The following is the use of what rhetorical device?

"Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering."

• Anaphora

• Allusion

• anadiplosis

• Euphemism

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The following is an example of what type of rhetorical device?

"But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground."

• Anaphora

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Asterismos

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The following is an example of what THREE rhetorical device?

"Behold! The best burger ever made by mankind!"

• Anaphora / Repetition / Alliteration

• Hyperbole / Alliteration / Anaphora

• Asterismos / Repetition / Hyperbole

• Asterismos / hyperbole / Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4