Academic Vocabulary: Vol. 1 part b

What is the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing called?

• Ethos

• Diction

• Logos

• Pathos

Which term refers to an appeal to ethics and credibility?

• Pathos

• Logos

• Ethos

• Rhetoric

What does 'explicit' mean?

• Implied and vague

• Stated clearly and in detail

• Based on emotions

• A mistaken belief

What is fallacious reasoning?

• Logical reasoning

• Faulty or mistaken logic

• Emotional appeal

• Ethical appeal

What is a fallacy?

• A conclusion based on evidence

• A mistaken belief based on unsound argument

• An appeal to logic

• An appeal to emotions

What is an inference?

• An appeal to emotions

• A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

• A mistaken belief

• The author's perspective

What does 'logos' refer to?

• An appeal to emotions

• An appeal to logic and reason

• An appeal to ethics

• The author's attitude

What is 'pathos'?

• An appeal to logic

• An appeal to emotions

• An appeal to ethics

• A mistaken belief

What does 'point-of-view' mean?

• The author's attitude toward the subject

• The author's perspective on the topic

• The author's reason for writing

• The art of persuasive speaking

What is the 'purpose' in writing?

• The author's perspective

• The author's reason for writing the piece

• The author's attitude

• The use of logic