Rhetoric/Argument Study Quiz

*Author's Purpose

• A particular attitude or way of considering a matter.

• An incorrect, argument.

• Language choices and techniques that writers use to communicate perspective.

• The author has a specific reason for writing the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

*Style

• Refers to the author’s choice of words, or diction, in a text.

• The emotion the author wanted the readers to feel while reading about the subject.

• The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named the use of onomatopoeia for rhetorical effect.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

*Allegory

• A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

• The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

• Consists of language choices and techniques that writers use to communicate perspective and to modify the perspectives of others.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

*Juxtaposition

• The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

• A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.

• The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

*Alliteration

• Repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect

• The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

*Anaphora

• The repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible.

• The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

• Repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following most closely aligns with logos?

• Beliefs and opinions

• Credibility and trustworthiness

• Statistics and data

• Aesthetics and popularity

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical appeal is being used in this advertisement?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A student is trying to convince their teacher to take an IA from first semester: “Mr. Hagen, I have never before turned in an assignment late in this class, and you know I am here and on time every day. I have a 3.8 G.P.A. When I tell you that I have a good reason, you have to believe me.”

What rhetorical strategy is this student using?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following most closely aligns with pathos?

• Credibility and trustworthiness

• Logic and reasoning

• Accessibility and simplicity

• Emotion and beliefs

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5