R.3.4 - Rhetoric

Avery and Lyla are trying to remember what RHETORIC means. They say it is:

• The form of a specific poem.

• An author's perspective and point of view.

• The art or skill of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people.

• The way in which a poet organizes his poem to explain its meaning.

Lena and Sophie are trying to figure out the primary goal of RHETORIC. The best answer for them is:

• mood

• persuasion

• iambic pentameter

• syllables

Jan, RJ, and Starlyn, know that appeal to emotion is​ (a)   while

appeal to logic is​ (b)   .

• pathos
• logos
• ethos
• rhetoric
• irony

Rucker, Karoline, and Autumn have to find the word that matches this definition: something that happens in a way in the opposite of what is expected.

• logos

• rhetoric

• irony

• persuade

Josh and Jackson are explaining a rhetorical appeal to the class. They would most likely say it's:

• a specific type of figurative language

• the way an author speaks or writes effectively

• something the opposite of what was expected.

• a device that writers use to make their arguments appeal to readers.

Valeria, Tristan, and Marcelino are playing the MATCH game:

• logical appeal

• ethos

• credibility-based appeal

• logos

• appeal to emotion

• pathos

Haylee and Abigail are learning about ​a new​ (a)   which is a writing or speaking technique that helps to make arguments more persuasive.

• rhetorical device
• ethos
• irony
• figurative language

Logan states that ads with a doctor recommending a medicine and a dentist saying a toothpaste is effective is most likely using​ (a)   .

• ethos
• logos
• pathos
• irony

Jean and Jaina were laughing because the dentist getting a cavity was an example of​ (a)   .

• irony
• ethos
• pathos
• logos

Helen says that Ms. Peppe always uses this this rhetorical device when she is angry does not expect an answer:

• persuasion

• irony

• rhetorical question

• figurative language