Persuasive Appeals Quiz

Which word means a device used by an author to get the audience to think or feel a certain way?

• pathos

• appeal

• ethos

• topic

Which word means the act or process of making people believe or think something?

• logic

• topic

• persuade

• emotions

Who was the philosopher that identified the three types of persuasion?

• Aristotle

• Martin Luther

• Patrick Henry

• John Proctor

What type of persuasive appeal is used when an ad includes a celebrity, person in uniform, or expert?

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• topic

When an author uses emotions such as fear, pride, desire, or sympathy, the author is using what type of persuasive appeal?

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• topic.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a church minister who had an educational degree in theology. This helped him to gain _______ during the Civil Rights Movement.

• higher pay at his job

• ethos

• advertisements

• logos

Patrick Henry gave a speech to the 1775 Virginia Convention. He uses _____ when he tells the convention that they should be worried about giving up their freedom for peace.

• pathos

• ethos

• logos

• advertisements

In a letter to the president, the governor of North Carolina included credible facts and numbers about how offshore drilling for oil could be bad for jobs and the coastline. This is an example of ____________.

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

• parts of speech

Why is it important to learn about persuasive appeals?

• persuasion happens all around us

• persuasion can be used to hurt others

• we can make more informed decisions

• all of the above

Which part of a sentence must contain the verb of the sentence?

• subject

• complete thought

• predicate

• pronoun