Rhetorical Appeals Quiz

"As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results."

• Ethos

• Logos

"The algorithms have been run in a thousand different ways, and the math continues to check out."

• Pathos

• Logos

"He is a forensics and ballistics expert for the federal government – if anyone’s qualified to determine the murder weapon, it’s him."

• Ethos

• Pathos

"I’m not just invested in this community – I love every building, every business, every hard-working member of this town."

• Pathos

• Logos

"If we don’t move soon, we’re all going to die! Can’t you see how dangerous it would be to stay?"

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

"Don’t be the last person on the block to have their lawn treated – you don’t want to be the laughing stock of your community!"

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

"There’s no price that can be placed on peace of mind. Our advanced security systems will protect the well-being of your family so that you can sleep soundly at night."

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

“Now is the time to make real promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.”

• Logos

• Kairos

• Telos

“It’s only when we’ve hit our bottom that we can discover who we truly are. Struggle makes living worthwhile.”

• Ethos

• Kairos

• Telos

"More than one hundred peer-reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggests that this is an effective treatment for hair loss."

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Kairos

• Telos