8 English Media Unit: Persuasive Devices

Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, was considered the master of

• persuasion

• experiments

• proper behaviour

• profiteroles

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

According to Aristotle, the three major elements of persuasion were

• Ego, Logo, Path

• Ethos, Logos, Pathos

• Eye contact, Loud volume, Practicing

• Rhetorical questions, Emotive language, Direct address

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Considering the element of Ethos, you need to

• be bold

• speak in a loud voice

• introduce yourself

• establish the quality of your character and credibility on the subject

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In relation to your upcoming persuasive speech, which of the following phrases makes use of Ethos? (more than one correct answer)

• As a young person, I feel ...

• I too have experienced ...

• I'm honoured to be here today as a voice for young people on ...

• As Australians, we must ...

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Logos appeals to listeners' sense of

• logic and reason from personal anecdotes

• logic and reason from emotional language

• logic and reason from data, evidence, expert quotes, facts

• logic and reason from cohesive devices

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following sentence starters would begin a logical and reasonable appeal? (more than one correct answer)

• According to Media Watch ...

• Recent research indicates ...

• In 2022, Nine News published an article on ...

• Mass media has become totally unreliable, untrustworthy and uninteresting.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

According to Aristotle, speakers who make use of Pathos will ...

(more than one correct answer)

• appeal to their audience's emotions

• move people to action by making their audience feel for their cause

• pathologically lie

• present themselves as a credible speaker and authority on the subject

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Emotionally loaded language, vivid descriptions, stories of emotional events and figurative language could all form part of

• An appeal to Ethos (credibility)

• An appeal to Logos (logic and reason)

• An appeal to Pathos (emotion)

• An episode of MAFS

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following is a rhetorical question?

(more than one correct answer)

• Isn't it about time we demand more from our online news sources?

• Don't we deserve news we can trust?

• Shouldn't celebrities have privacy like the rest of us?

• R U Ok?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

Match the following

• Language to elicit an emotional resonse

• Say again

• Questions posed for rhetorical effect

• Power of three

• Repeatedly using the same words or phrases for effect

• Emotive language

• Including lists of three

• Rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4