Persuasive Speeches Quiz

What is a rhetorical device?

• A rhetorical device is a technique or language that is used to convey meaning or persuade an audience.

• A rhetorical device is a form of exercise.

• A rhetorical device is a cooking utensil.

• A rhetorical device is a type of musical instrument.

What are the three main components of persuasive speeches?

• ethics, emotion, and reasoning.

• rhetoric, emotion, and logic.

• ethos, pathos, and logos

• ethics, passion, and logic.

Which persuasive technique appeals to the credibility and trustworthiness of the speaker?

• ethos

• kairos

• logos

• pathos

Which persuasive technique appeals to the emotions and feelings of the audience?

• logical appeal

• emotional appeal

• factual appeal

• rational appeal

Which persuasive technique appeals to the logic and reasoning of the audience?

• emotional appeal

• logos

• pathos

• ethos

Give an example of a rhetorical device used in a persuasive speech.

• repetition

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

Explain how ethos can be used effectively in a persuasive speech.

• Ethos can be used effectively in a persuasive speech by establishing credibility and trustworthiness.

• Ethos can be used effectively in a persuasive speech by using emotional appeals.

• Ethos can be used effectively in a persuasive speech by using logical reasoning.

• Ethos can be used effectively in a persuasive speech by using humor.

What is the purpose of using persuasive techniques in speeches?

• To educate and inform the audience.

• To entertain and amuse the audience.

• To influence and persuade the audience.

• To confuse and mislead the audience.

What is Rhetoric

• The art of persuasion
• the opening line to a speech

• the conclusion of a speech

• philosophical talking

Who invented Rhetoric?

• The Romans

• Leonardo De Vinci

• Sophocles

• Aristotle