NF Final Study Guide

An essay that has its thesis at the beginning is _____ written.

• inductively

• deductively

Of the forms of rhetoric, which relies solely on the reputation of the speaker?

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

Which of the following means: appeals to logic, reasoning, and evidence?

• logos

• pathos

• ethos

Which of the following means: appeals based on the trustworthiness of the speaker?

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Aristotle's belief that good speakers need to use logical and sound evidence is captured by his concept _______.

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

A speaker who states that you should believe her because she has a graduate education and experience in the area of computers is using Aristotle's concept of _______ to make her case.

• logos

• ethos

• pathos

Asking your audience to do something out of humanitarian concern for people whose homes were destroyed in an earthquake is an example of _______.

• logos

• pathos

• ethos

Convincing an audience that you understand their needs and concerns can help you earn ______ from that audience.

• pathos

• logos

• ethos

Satire uses which of the two literary techniques listed below?

• hyperbole

• irony

• confusion

• metaphor

Diction refers to the author's _______.

• figurative language

• use of metaphor

• development of irony

• word choice