Rhetoric and Persuasion

According to Aristotle, what is rhetoric?

• The art of persuasion

• The art of communication

• The art of oration

• The art of seeing the available means of persuasion

Which type of rhetoric focuses on establishing facts and judgments about the past?

• Forensic rhetoric

• Epideictic rhetoric

• Deliberative rhetoric

• None of the above

What type of rhetoric makes a proclamation about the present situation?

• Forensic rhetoric

• Epideictic rhetoric

• Deliberative rhetoric

• None of the above

Which type of rhetoric focuses on the future?

• Forensic rhetoric

• Epideictic rhetoric

• Deliberative rhetoric

• None of the above

What is one of the persuasive appeals according to Aristotle?

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• All of the above

Which persuasive appeal is related to convincing an audience of your credibility?

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• None of the above

Which persuasive appeal uses logic and reason?

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• None of the above

Which persuasive appeal appeals to emotion?

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• None of the above

What is the purpose of deliberative rhetoric?

• To establish facts about the past

• To make a proclamation about the present

• To focus on the future

• To persuade through emotion