Rhetorical Appeals and Devices

Reading books each day is beneficial and all students should read for at least twenty minutes each day. Studies have shown that students who read consistently score in the 98th percentile on standardized tests.

• Pathos

• Logos

• Ethos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

________________ means: a repeated grammatical pattern

• anthimeria

• parallelism

• asyndeton

• antimetabole

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

An argument based on facts, evidence, or reasons

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Rhetoric

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The following is an example of what kind of literary device?
“The big sycamore by the creek was gone. The willow tangle was gone. The little enclave of untrodden bluegrass was gone. The clump of dogwood on the little rise across the creek–now that, too, was gone….”

• Hyperbole

• Epistrophe

• Apostrophe

• Anastrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Using multiple conjunctions in a list

• Anaphora

• Asyndeton

• Polysyndeton

• Epistrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Pathos

• using statistics and sources

• appealing to emotions and personal stories

• citing expertise and credibility

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Ethos

• using statistics and sources

• appealing to emotions and personal stories

• citing expertise and credibility

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What Rhetorical Appeal is used here?

"If you're still unsure, please consider that my advanced degree and awards for my work speak for themselves."

• Pathos

• Logos

• Ethos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What Rhetorical Appeal is used here?"You will never be satisfied in life if you don’t seize this opportunity. Do you want to live the rest of your years thinking about what would have happened if you just jumped when you had the chance?"

• Pathos

• Logos

• Ethos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What Rhetorical Appeal is used here?"98% of patients who take Medicine A reported no side effects and tested negative for the disease.

• Pathos

• Logos

• Ethos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5