Persuasion Quiz

When a speaker appeals to a listener's emotions during a speech, this is known as:

"According to Dr. Smith of the Smithsonian Medical Institute, laughter is the best medicine."

This is an example of which rhetorial appeal?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Which of these is a good example of a purpose?

• He is trying to convince people that words have power.

• Words have power.

• He is trying to convince people of something.

Which rhetorical appeals might be used in your essay?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

If a speaker is using a graph to persuade a person to buy a product, they are using the rhetorical appeal of:

Which of these is a good example of an argument?

• He is trying to convince people that words have power.

• Words have power.

• He is trying to convince people of something.

"If we don't get out of here, we are all going to die!" is an example of which rhetorical appeal?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos