Semester Exam Study Guide

What is rhetoric?

• Circumstances surrounding the situation of an argument
• Persuasive language
• What the speaker wants the audience to think or know
• Analyzing someone's argument

Check the three parts of Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle

• Speaker
• Audience
• Purpose
• Context
• Rhetoric

Which description of the modes of persuasion matches Ethos?

• the logical appeal of the argument
• the ethical appeal of the speaker; credibility of the author
• the emotional appeal to the audience

Which description of the modes of persuasion matches Logos?

• the logical appeal of the argument
• the ethical appeal of the speaker; credibility of the author
• the emotional appeal to the audience

Which description of the modes of persuasion matches Pathos?

• the logical appeal of the argument
• the ethical appeal of the speaker; credibility of the author
• the emotional appeal to the audience

Which of the following sentences is written in the active voice?

• The map was quickly rolled up by the old traveler.
• The store was swamped with hundreds of people doing last minute shopping before the holidays.
• The squirrel stole the bread from the baker early in the morning.
• Elvis Presley's house has been visited by many people over the years.

Which of the following sentences is written in the passive voice?

• I gave the students a choice: write a poetry collection or an essay.
• This recipe was written by my grandmother over 50 years ago.
• Taylor Swift has been performing as an artist for years.
• My grandmother played the piano beautifully when she was younger.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

• You're the most talented singer here.
• Whose going to the parade tonight?
• Your going to join us for dinner tonight.
• Who's book is this?

What do you need to combine two independent clauses?

• A comma
• A coordinating conjunction
• A comma and a coordinating conjunction
• A correlative conjunction
• A comma, a coordinating conjunction, and a correlative conjunction

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a semicolon?

• I gave the dog her food; and then went to the store.
• I do not like green eggs and ham; he does.
• I will go back to college someday, but; I am saving money.
• I will not be going to the concert tonight; I have a lot of homework to catch up on.