Persuasion and Argumentation Test Review

Match the following

• the needs we need to survive: food, air, water, shelter, and reproduction

• self-actualization

• The need to reach our full potential

• safety need

• They need to self-respect.

• physiological need

• The need to feel secure and safe physically, family, health, and money.

• love and belongingness need

• The need to fit in and belong and feel connection with others.

• self-esteem need

This rhetorical device appeals to a sense of logic by providing facts, figures, statistics, logic, proof, evidence, etc...

• pathos

• ethos

• logos

This appeals to the audience's emotion

This rhetorical device demonstrates the credibility and trustworthiness of the speaker, product, company, or service.

• pathos

• ethos

• logos

The art of convincing others of your opinion

• logic

• persuasion or argumentation

• stereotype

• bias

Your personal attitude about something positive or negative

• prejudice

• fact

• stereotype

• bias

What does rhetoric mean?

• It is the emotions part of an argument.

• It is the logic part of an argumen.

• It is the art of persuasive speaking and writing,

• It is the knowledge part of an argument.

A persuasive speaker uses information to _____ the audience.

• entertain

• convince

• challenge

• inform

A belief must be ______ to be used persuasively in a speech.

• proven true

• proven false

• justified/supported

• contradicted

A speaker must use ______ to support reasons given in a persuasive speech.

• evidence

• questions

• propositions

• quotations