Rhetorical Appeals

Which rhetorical appeals is the author using?

"According to Common Sense Media, 50% of teens readily admit to feeling addicted to their devices, citing an immediate need to respond to notifications or texts."

• Credibility: personal experience

• Emotion: repetition

• Logic: statistics

• Emotion: metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical appeals is the author using?

"Working in education, I’ve seen schools shift as well, providing laptops and tablets for student use and incorporating smartphones into classroom activities."

• Credibility: personal experience

• Emotion: shocking statements

• Logic: statistics(number facts)

• Emotion: repetition

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical appeals is the author using?

"Many U.S. parents have noted the changes too, reporting that their 2-to-10-year-olds spend the majority of their time (nearly 19 hours per week) interacting with a screen."

• Emotion: figurative language (metaphor)

• Logic: statistics (number facts)

• Emotion: repetition

• Emotion: loaded words

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical appeals is the author using?

"Simply the presence of the television in a child’s bedroom increases the risk of childhood obesity by 31% , and yet, nearly 50% of children eight years and younger have them."

• Credibility: personal experience

• Emotion: figurative language (simile)

• Emotion: repetition

• Logic: statistics (number facts)

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical appeal is the author using?

"In comparison, I received my first cellphone (a shared flip phone with no Internet access) at age 12, a jump from my elder siblings who had to wait until 16. In spite of additional supervision, I managed to get into things I probably shouldn’t have."

• Credibility: research (studies)

• Emotion: shocking statements

• Credibility: personal experience

• Logic: statistics (number facts)

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical appeals is the author using?

"Don't you care about me?"

• Logic: statistics (number facts)

• Emotion: rhetorical questions

• Credibility: research (studies)

• Emotion: loaded words

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical appeal is the most effective and why?

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5