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Our expertise in roofing contracting is evidenced not only by our 100 years in the business and our staff of qualified technicians, but in the decades of satisfied customers who have come to expect nothing but the best.

• Ethos
• Pathos
• Logos

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A brochure about how people shouldn’t shop at Walmart because they hurt local businesses 

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

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A claim is...

• The writer’s position, or overall argument.
• A preference.
• Something that cannot be proven wrong. 

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Pizza is often viewed as a junk food, and it is true that some pizzas are high in salt, fat, and calories, but there may also be some benefit to eating pizza.  Some studies have found that lycopene, an antioxidant that exists in tomato products that are often used in pizza, may prevent some forms of cancer.  Dr. Silvano Gallus, of the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmaceutical Research in Milan, studied the eating habits of people who developed cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, and colon.  He concluded that people who ate pizza at least once a week had significantly less chance of developing these cancers.  Here’s to your health.

• Cause/Effect
• Problem/Solution
• Sequence
• Descriptive

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What is "evidence"?

• a claim that disagrees with or negates the claim
• explanation of why or how the data supports the claim, the underlying assumption that connects your data to your claim
• data, observations, or other information that will support a claim

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Evidence that DOES NOT connect to the claim is _______________ evidence.

• Relevant

• Irrelevant

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"More than one hundred peer-reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggests that this is an effective treatment for hair loss. Only 1 in 10 treatments were successful!"

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Rhetoric

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Students should not have 2 hours of homework each night.

• strong claim

• weak claim

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Match the technique to the appropriate appeal: certificate/degree

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

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Evidence is ___________________

• a statement or conclusion that answers a question

• information that supports or proves a claim

• a justification that connects the claim to the evidence

• Not vital when using an argument

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