Haynes The Rhetorical Triangle

The three parts of the classical rhetorical triangle include:

• logos, ethos, and nostrus

• logos, bostros, and nostrus

• logos, ethos, and pathos

• logos, bostros, and nostros

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Logos appeals to . . .

• emotiom

• taste

• sight

• reason

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Ethos appeals to the writer’s . . .

• character

• physical characteristics

• sense of taste

• family

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A good definition of character might be . . .

• "the physical health of a person"

• "the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual."

• "the physical characteristics of a person"

• "the social class of an individual"

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Pathos appeals to . . .

• "a person's social class"

• the physical characteristics of a person

• the mind

• emotions

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"Is the thesis clear and specific?" This question is used to determine . . .

• logos

• ethos

• pathos

• logos, ethos, and pathos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"What are the writer’s qualifications?" is a question used to determine . . .

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

• ethos, logos, and pathos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"Are vivid examples, details and images used to engage the reader’s emotions and imagination?" is a question used to determine . . .

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

• ethos, logos, and pathos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

True or False: Logos, Ethos, and Pathos are called "appeals"

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In the classical rhetorical triangle, an "appeal" can be thought of as . . .

• a persuasive strategy

• an ineffective strategy

• a game people play

• geometry

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5