Rhetoric

What is rhetoric?

• Books, poems, and short stories

• The art of persuasive speaking or writing

• An author's POV

• Biased communication

What are some of the effects that rhetorical choices have on a piece of writing?

• They help set the tone of a text

• They indicate the ideas the speaker wants to emphasize

• They make a piece of writing more likely to be biased

• They help the speaker establish trust and connect with their audience

Which of the following would be an example of a speaker using a rhetorical device?

• The speaker argues using logic and facts.

• The speaker makes the audience laugh.

• The speaker explains they have been studying a topic for 30 years.

• The speaker effectively includes anecdotes in their text, sharing personal stories that highlights the importance of their point-of-view.

Which of the following will NEVER be an answer for who the intended audience is:

• Young people and teenagers

• Little kids and their parents

• Everyone and everybody

• Small businesses that need to mail a lot of packages.

What is the "pathos" appeal?

• An appeal for sympathy

• An appeal using that uses the author's credibility

• An appeal to the audience using research, facts, and examples

• An appeal to the audience's emotions, to make them feel a certain way

What is "logos" in the rhetorical situation?

• an emotional appeal to one's audience

• an appeal to the audience that uses facts, research, and examples

• An appeal that shows the author's credibility

• A type of lego

What doe "ethos" stand for in the rhetorical triangle?

• the emotional appeal to the audience

• the author's own credibility

• the research and examples used to appeal to the audience

• a type of animal

The author's attitude toward a subject.

• pathos

• ethos

• random

• tone

Relating to the dictonary or literal meaning of a word.

• denotative

• audience appeal

• explanation

• ethos

Any preferences or prejudices that a person has.

• rhetoric

• ethos

• bias

• logos