Rhetorical Appeals

Match the following modes of persuasion in rhetoric.

• logos

• This rhetorical appeal uses logic and reasoning.

• pathos

• This rhetorical appeal is used to evoke an emotional response.

• ethos

• This rhetorical appeal is used for credibility.

"By donating only fifty cents a day, you can help give a child clean drinking water" is an example of ____.

• pathos

• ethos

• logos

"Since my little brother has to start school before me, I should let him shower first" is an example of _____.

• pathos

• ethos

• logos

The following advertisement is using ____________.

• pathos

• ethos

• logos

"The Centers of Disease control recommends getting a flu vaccine every winter" is an example of ______.

• pathos

• ethos

• logos

"Michael Jordan is better than LeBron James because Jordan won six championships and James has only won two" is an example of ________.

• pathos

• ethos

• logos

This advertisement is an example of ________.

• pathos

• ethos

• logos

"Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using cell phones while driving" is an example of which mode of persuasion?

• pathos

• ethos

• logos