Rhetorical Language

Which type of rhetorical language is being used in the following quote?

"Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror. The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge—huge structures

collapsing have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness, and a quiet, unyielding anger. "

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The following quote is an example of _____? "America was targeted

for attack because we're the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world."

• Allusion

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The following quote is an example of a/an _____ in the 9/11 speech?

"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow

of death, I fear no evil for you are with me."

• Allusion

• Parallelism

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The following is an example of _____? "One hundred years later, the life of the negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination."

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The following is an example of _____? It's a fact that smoking causes cancer. Therefore, if you don't want cancer, you shouldn't smoke.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The following quote is an example of _____?

"On September 11, 2001, 19 Islamic terrorists associated

with the extremist group Al-Qaeda hijacked four

commercial airplanes. They crashed two of the planes into

the World Trade Center in New York City and one into the

Pentagon. Almost 3,000 people were killed in the

attacks."

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

President Bush lists the victims as “secretaries, business men and women, military and federal workers, moms and dads, friends and neighbors.” This is primarily an appeal to—

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

“As commander in chief of the Army and Navy . . . I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people . . .” This is an appeal to-

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

“During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities." This is an appeal to-

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

An appeal to ____ can be persuasive because it conveys the credibility of the speaker.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5