Ethos Logos Pathos Quiz

Which rhetorical appeal is most focused on the credibility and trustworthiness of the speaker?

• Ethos
• Pathos
• Kairos
• Logos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical appeal is most focused on using logic and reasoning to persuade?

• Logos
• Kairos
• Ethos
• Pathos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical appeal is most focused on the sense of urgency or seizing the right moment?

• Kairos
• Ethos
• Logos
• Pathos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical appeal is most focused on evoking emotions from the audience?

• Pathos
• Logos
• Ethos
• Kairos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical appeal is used in the following statement? Our company has been around for almost 150 years. We are the industry’s leader when it comes to engines.

• ethos
• pathos
• logos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical appeal is used in the following statement? As a country, we should invest in public education because children are our future. We need to invest in our children –in our future.

• pathos
• ethos
• logos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical appeal is used in the following statement? After looking at several studies that highlight the benefit of later start times for teenagers, the school district has decided to push back high school start times to 9:00 a.m.

• logos
• ethos
• pathos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In one particular sports commercial, LeBron James promotes Sprite. Which rhetorical appeal and persuasive technique are used to try to sell Sprite in this ad?

• ethos and celebrity endorsement
• pathos and bandwagon
• logos and facts/statistics

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is rhetoric?

• the art of speaking and writing effectively
• asking questions to confuse the audience
• persuading through dominance and threats
• a thesis backed by evidence

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Who is considered the "father of rhetoric"?

• Aristotle
• Zeus
• Edgar Allan Poe
• Plato

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5