Review: SOAPSTone, Misleading Graphs, and Rhetorical Appeals

As we discussed in class, the "S" in the acronym SOAPSTone could stand for all of these EXCEPT which one?

• Sources

• Situation

• Subject

• Speaker

Answer explanation

The "S" can stand for Subject, Speaker, and Sources.

Define "Subject" as it relates to SOAPSTone.

• The audience

• The mood

• The purpose of the text

• What the text is about

What does the "O" in SOAPSTone stand for?

• Occasion

• Operation

• Opinion

• Open-Ended

What is the definition of tone in a passage?

• What the text is about.

• When people sing in a passage.

• The author's attitude toward the text.

• The context of a passage to explain why the text was written.

If someone was using SOAPSTone and he wanted to know the reason that something was written he would be looking for which of these?

• Occasion

• Purpose

• Subject

• Speaker

What word best describes what prompted the writing in the first place? It refers to what is happening in the world during the time of the writing.

• Tone

• Occasion

• Subject

• Level of Language

What makes this graph misleading?

• The Y-axis doesn't start at 0

• The X-axis doesn't start at 0

• The scale of the Y-axis is too large to give an accurate sense of the data presented

• The color scheme makes the graph hard to read

Fill in the blank: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are collectively referred to as the rhetorical _______.

• appeals
• graphs

• SOAPStone

• questions

Which persuasive technique appeals to an audience by highlighting credibility?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Thanos

Which persuasive technique tries to convince an audience through using nostalgia, shared experiences, or tugging on the viewers' heartstrings?

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos