Review 1

What is rhetoric?

• The art of war

• The art of disagreement

• The art of persuasion

• The art of logic

fallacious reasoning is

• faulty or mistaken logic

• an error in logic and reasoning that can occur in a writer's or a speaker's argument

• the way we try to argue persuasively.

• a type of the written or oral argument

Ethos usually uses a(n) _____________ to persuade the audience.

• animal

• image

• poll

• authoritative figure

Which of these is an ethical or moral argument?

• Logos

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Debate

Pathos is a(n) _______________ argument.

• emotional

• logical

• ethical

• ridiculous

rhetorical appeals are

• types of faulty or mistaken logic

• errors in logic and reasoning that can occur in a writer's or a speaker's argument

• ways we try to argue persuasively.

• types of the written or oral arguments

Which of these would be an argument using pathos?

• Statistics about an athlete

• Kobe Bryant promoting Call of Duty

• A political poll about the economy

• A picture of malnourished animals

Citing health information is an example of __________.

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Plato

Which of these is most likely to make someone act and take the next step?

• Pathos

• Logos

• Plato

• Ethos

You should always consider if an argument is persuasive and ______________________.

• who the intended audience is

• how much money is involved

• how does it help you

• who Aristotle was