RWS 200 Key Terms Review

Define: Rhetoric

• that which comes before

• a phrase or saying that has two meanings

• saying less than is warranted by the situation

• the use of language for persuasion

The 3 elements to the art of persuasion are known as....

• Rhetorical Appeals
• Rhetorical Devices

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.1

This form of rhetoric uses an appeal to logic.

• logos

• ethos

• pathos

This form of rhetoric uses an emotional appeal.

• logos

• ethos

• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

An appeal to ethos is based upon

• author's credibility

• emotional appeal

• logical appeal

• repeating a phrase

"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery… We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut."

• logos

• ethos

• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

"You know me - I've taught Sunday School at your church for years, babysat your children, and served as a playground director for many summers - so you know I can run your preschool."

• logos

• ethos

• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

Which of these is an ethical or moral argument?

• Logos

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Debate

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9B

Rhetoric is the art of effectively __________ and ___________ to persuade.

• reading/ writing

• entertaining/informing

• speaking/writing

• all of the above

An assertion open to challenge; What the author/speaker is trying to convince their audience is true

• pathos

• logos

• rhetoric

• claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.8