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Rhetorical Devices and Persuasive Techniques

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

11th Grade

CCSS covered

Rhetorical Devices and Persuasive Techniques
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

________________ means: a repeated grammatical pattern

anthimeria

parallelism

asyndeton

antimetabole

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What rhetorical device is used in the following quote: "Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled, that force must be called in to win back our love?"

parallelism

rhetorical question

anthimeria

antithesis

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the persuasive technique known as ethos?

A reference to religion, mythology, historical events, pop culture, literature, etc

ethical appeal, means to convince an audience of the author’s credibility or character.

emotional appeal, means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions

appeal to logic, means to convince an audience by use of logic or reason

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is pathos?

appeal to logic, means to convince an audience by use of logic or reason.

emotional appeal, means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions

ethical appeal, means to convince an audience of the author’s credibility or character.

appeal to one's social group or community

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the persausive technique known as logos?

appeal using a company's visual symbol

appeal to logic, means to convince an audience by use of logic or reason.

ethical appeal, means to convince an audience of the author’s credibility or character.

emotional appeal, means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

“I came, I saw, I conquered.” ...Julius Caesar This quote's main rhetorical device in use is 

alliteration

repetition

parallelism

allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” ...Eleanor Roosevelt The main rhetorical device at use here is

allusion.

alliteration.

repetition.

parallel structure

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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