Modes of Persuasion

What does pathos appeal to?

• Logic and evidence

• Credibility and trust

• Emotions and feelings

• Historical events

What is logos in rhetoric?

• The use of humor to engage the audience

• The appeal to logic and reasoning

• The appeal to the audience's emotions

• The appeal to credibility and ethics

Which of the following is an effective form of logos?

• Emotional stories

• Quotes from famous people

• Statistics and facts

• Personal anecdotes

Which of the following is NOT a way to integrate ethos into your writing and speaking?

• Using credible sources to support your arguments

• Using the appropriate tone and language for your audience

• Limiting spelling and grammatical mistakes

• Ignoring counter arguments to appear strong

Which mode of persuasion relates to the ethical appeal of the speaker in an argument?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Exigence

Which mode of persuasion appeals to the emotions of the audience in an argument?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Exigence

Identify the mode of persuasion: Cable ratings have dropped 30 percent year over year in the past decade while streaming services have seen a 200 percent increase in adoption rates over the past two years. Clearly, cable television is becoming a thing of the past.

• logos

• pathos

• ethos

• kairos

Identify the mode of persuasion:

Cable ratings have dropped 30 percent year over year in the past decade while streaming services have seen a 200 percent increase in adoption rates over the past two years. Clearly, cable television is becoming a thing of the past.

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Identify the mode of persuasion:

9 out of 10 dentists agree that ToothWhite is America’s most effective toothpaste against teeth goblins. Buy ToothWhite today!

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery… We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut.

• ethos

• pathos

• logos