Rhetoric Practice

In this example, Obama cites historical precedent and economic data from past years to strengthen his argument that recent progress has been substantial and that the nation's economy is in good health:

"But tonight, we turn the page. Tonight, after a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999. Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis. More of our kids are graduating than ever before. More of our people are insured than ever before. And we are as free from the grip of foreign oil as we’ve been in almost 30 years."

The above is an example of what rhetorical appeal?

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

In this speech to the US Congress during World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill emphasizes both the qualities he shares in common with the American people and the American Democratic values instilled in him by his parents:

I am a child of the House of Commons. I was brought up in my father's house to believe in democracy. "Trust the people." That was his message. I used to see him cheered at meetings and in the streets by crowds of workingmen way back in those aristocratic Victorian days when as Disraeli said "the world was for the few, and for the very few."

"Therefore I have been in full harmony all my life with the tides which have flowed on both sides of the Atlantic against privilege and monopoly and I have steered confidently towards the Gettysburg ideal of government of the people, by the people, for the people."

The above is an example of what rhetorical appeal?

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

In this excerpt from a speech, Martin Luther King Jr. highlights the struggles and aspirations of African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement:

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'"

The above is an example of what rhetorical appeal?

• logos

• pathos

• ethos

Definition of term: contrasting opposing ideas or terms to emphasize a point

• Anaphora

• Antithesis

• Allusion

• Parallelism

Choose the correct word for the definition of term: repetition of grammatical structures, phrases, or ideas to create balance and symmetry

• Antithesis

• Anaphora

• Parallelism

• Juxtaposition

Choose the correct word for the definition of term: To persuade with highlighting the differences between two or more elements to draw attention to specific characteristics.

• Antithesis

• Anaphora

• Parallelism

• Juxtaposition

Choose the correct word for the definition of term: Urging the audience to take specific actions or steps in response to the presented argument.

• Antithesis

• Call to Action

• Juxtaposition

• Metaphor

Choose the correct word for the definition of term: Making a famous reference to another work, event, or person to add depth and context to the argument.

• Antithesis

• Allusion

• Anaphora

• Analogy

Choose the correct word for the definition of term: figures of speech that establish a relationship based on similarities between two concepts or ideas

• Antithesis

• Allusion

• Anaphora

• Analogy

Choose the correct word for the definition of term: Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences

• Antithesis

• Allusion

• Anaphora

• Analogy