Pathos

Pathos

10th Grade

15 Qs

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Pathos

Pathos

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.9-10.5, RI.11-12.5, L.11-12.6

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Why might a writer use pathos in an argument about environmental conservation?

To provide a logical explanation of the effects of pollution

To establish their credibility as an environmental scientist

To evoke a sense of urgency and emotional response to protect nature

To confuse the audience with complex data

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of using rhetorical devices in argumentative essays?

To confuse the audience with complex language.

To make the essay longer and more detailed.

To persuade the audience by appealing to their emotions, ethics, or logic.

To accurately represent the opponent's point of view.

3.

LABELLING QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What emotions are targeted by the pathos?

a
b
c

relief; solution found in a product

fear of smelling bad to others

insecurity

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Pathos, in an argument, represents . . .

The Speaker

The Argument Itself

The Audience

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Type of appeal: “If you don’t purchase this life insurance, and something happens to you, how will your family survive?”

Ethos

Pathos

Logos

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Caring for the environment may not change your life, but it will change the lives of your children.

Ethos

Pathos

Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Better men than us have fought and died to preserve this great nation.  Now it is our turn to return the favor.  For God and country, gentlemen!

Ethos

Pathos

Logos

None of these.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

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