Rhetoric Quiz

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

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

"The data is perfectly clear: this investment has consistently turned a profit year-over-year, even in spite of market declines in other areas."

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

"History has shown time and again that absolute power corrupts absolutely."

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

"After years of this type of disrespect from your boss, countless hours wasted, birthdays missed… it's time that you took a stand."

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

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

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Ethos:

• Refers to emotions

• Refers to credibility, character, and ethics

• Refers to logic

A certified nutritionist would have ethos when speaking at a health food convention.

• True

• False

Which is the most dominant appeal is most clearly used here?

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• none

What is the dominant appeal is used here?

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Match the following

• Appeal to emotion. It makes an emotional connection with the audience.

• Ethos

• Logic and reasoning. The aim is to organize and support thought.

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• Logos

• Persuasion through writing, speech, and art. Writers craft logical, emotional, and ethical appeals.

• Pathos

• Credibility or ethics. This makes the author and argument more trustworthy.

• Rhetoric