Rhetorical Devices Intro Quiz

Which appeal is used?

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

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Answer explanation

Ethos appeals try to convince the reader to trust the speaker by using qualified professional testimony, celebrities, or personal qualifications

Which appeal is used?

"My three decades of experience in public service, my tireless commitment to the people of this community, and my willingness to reach across the aisle and cooperate with the opposition, make me the ideal candidate for your mayor."

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Answer explanation

Ethos appeals try to convince the reader to trust the speaker by using qualified professional testimony, celebrities, or personal qualifications

Which appeal is used?

"If my years as a Marine taught me anything, it's that caution is the best policy in this sort of situation."

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Answer explanation

Ethos appeals try to convince the reader to trust the speaker by using qualified professional testimony, celebrities, or personal qualifications

Which appeal is used?

"Our expertise in roofing contracting is evidenced not only by our 50 years in the business and our staff of qualified technicians, but in the decades of satisfied customers who have come to expect nothing but the best."

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Answer explanation

Ethos appeals try to convince the reader to trust the speaker by using qualified professional testimony, celebrities, or personal qualifications

Which appeal is used?

"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."

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Answer explanation

Using logos as an appeal means reasoning with your audience, providing them with facts and statistics, or making historical and literal analogies

Which appeal is used?

"It's a matter of common sense that people deserve to be treated equally. The Constitution calls it 'self-evident.' Why, then, should I have been denied a seat because of my disability?"

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Answer explanation

Using logos as an appeal means reasoning with your audience, providing them with facts and statistics, or making historical and literal analogies

Which appeal is used?

"You won't find any deer along this road. In 25 years of driving the same route, I haven't seen a single one."

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Answer explanation

Using logos as an appeal means reasoning with your audience, providing them with facts and statistics, or making historical and literal analogies

Which appeal is used?

"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

Answer explanation

Examples of pathos can be seen in language that draws out feelings such as pity or anger in an audience

Which appeal is used?

"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

Answer explanation

Examples of pathos can be seen in language that draws out feelings such as pity or anger in an audience

Which appeal is used?

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

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Answer explanation

Examples of pathos can be seen in language that draws out feelings such as pity or anger in an audience