Rhetorical Devices Practice

Which is an example of a rhetorical question?

• Robot missions can determine whether a planet is even worth exploring before committing more resources.

• The Apollo program alone has led to many innovations.

• Are we going to risk our position in the world because we are too cowardly to send humans into space?

• Every time we launch a spacecraft with astronauts aboard we put their lives in danger, and too many astronauts have died already.

Pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie or neither? 😋

"I've been hosting Thanksgiving at my house for years, so I can tell you that everyone loves pumpkin pie. Trust me, it's a winner!"

This is a(n)...

• Ethos argument

• Pathos argument

• Logos argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Best way to prepare potatoes? 🥔

"9 out 10 chefs prefer roasted potatoes to mashed. You can't argue with those stats!"

This is a(n)...

• Ethos argument

• Pathos argument

• Logos argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the most overrated side at Thanksgiving? 🥗

"Green bean casserole is clearly the most overrated side. It is slimy, unmistakeably salty, and bland in taste. It honestly make me want to throw up. Doesn't it make you want to, too?"

• Ethos argument

• Pathos argument

• Logos argument

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Rhetorical Strategies help a speaker/writer to

• Teach the audience

• Entertain the audience

• Persuade the audience

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

If a speaker makes a reference to a work of literature or a person/event from history in order to aid the audience's understanding, he/she is using

• Pathos

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Parallel Structure

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which is a type of comparison?

• I'm not going home

• You're like a big bear, man.

• Clap! Clap!

• But that's fine, we'll just get tougher with it!

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which is an example of hyperbole?

• You're going to work harder than you've ever worked before.

• This is your time!

• That's the Chicago way!

• Sieze the day.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Who's with me?" is which type of rhetorical strategy?

• hyperbole

• syntax

• comparison

• rhetorical question

"Clap! Clap! Don't let Tink Die! Clap!" is which type of rhetorical strategy?

• hyperbole

• repetition

• comparison

• syntax

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A