Rhetorical Devices

The following sentence is an example of which rhetorical device?

“Mom, what if there is a gunman at school, and I have no way to communicate with you aside from my phone?”

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

Which rhetorical device does the scenario below depict? Rachel has to convince her parents to let her go out with her friends on Friday night. This is her argument: "Mom and Dad I would like to go out with my friends Friday night. I know you said no and I understand. However, in the past 6 months, I have come home on time and I have straight A's."

• pathos

• logos

• ethos

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which argument would present their presentation with words like  devastating, horrible, sickening, and awful?

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which appeal is presented in the scenario below?

"Mom, did you know that, according to newsweek.com, having a cell phone at school does not lead to lower grades. A study of 1,700 high school students found that there is absolutely no correlation between these two things. I can have my phone without my grades suffering.

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Pathos is an argument based on

• Facts

• Emotions and feelings

• Character

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical device refers to ethics and the image of a person?

• pathos

• logos

• ethos

Which argument would present the audience with statistics and numbers to convince them to change their point of view?

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Ethos is an argument based on

• Facts

• Character

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical device refers to logic?

• Logos

• Pathos

• Ethos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

An appeal to emotions is an appeal to

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D