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Rhetorical Appeals/Devices

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8th Grade

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Rhetorical Appeals/Devices
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

persuading through the character and credibility of the author.

Ethos

Pathos

Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

—persuading by appealing to the audience’s emotions

Ethos

Pathos

Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

persuading by using logic and reasoning.

Ethos

Pathos

Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the repetition of the first consonant sound, occurring close together in a series

Allusion

Simile

Metaphor

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

—a statement that says less than it means; often used for comedic effect.

Euphemism

Anaphora

Understatement

Juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

-the combination of two words of opposite meaning for dramatic

Juxtaposition

Metaphor

Oxymoron

Epistrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a mild or pleasant term used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one

Euphemism

Epistrophe

Juxtaposition

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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