Rhetorical Devices
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The following sentence is an example of which rhetorical device?
“Mom, what if there is a gunman at school, and I have no way to communicate with you aside from my phone?”
ethos
pathos
logos
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.SL.11-12.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which rhetorical device does the scenario below depict? Rachel has to convince her parents to let her go out with her friends on Friday night. This is her argument: "Mom and Dad I would like to go out with my friends Friday night. I know you said no and I understand. However, in the past 6 months, I have come home on time and I have straight A's."
pathos
logos
ethos
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which argument would present their presentation with words like devastating, horrible, sickening, and awful?
ethos
pathos
logos
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which appeal is presented in the scenario below?
"Mom, did you know that, according to newsweek.com, having a cell phone at school does not lead to lower grades. A study of 1,700 high school students found that there is absolutely no correlation between these two things. I can have my phone without my grades suffering.
ethos
pathos
logos
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Pathos is an argument based on
Facts
Emotions and feelings
Character
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which rhetorical device refers to ethics and the image of a person?
pathos
logos
ethos
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which argument would present the audience with statistics and numbers to convince them to change their point of view?
ethos
pathos
logos
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
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