Rhetorical Situations, Appeals, and Strategies

What is the primary purpose of rhetorical appeals in writing?

• To confuse the audience
• To entertain with figurative language
• To persuade an audience using specific techniques
• To describe sensory experiences

What does Kairos emphasize in an argument?

• Logical reasoning
• Credibility
• Emotional storytelling
• Timeliness and urgency

Which element of a rhetorical situation describes the speaker’s desired outcome?

• Occasion
• Purpose
• Tone
• Audience

What is the “Audience” in a rhetorical situation?

• The reason the message is written
• The setting of the speech or text
• The intended recipient of the message
• The emotions in the message

Which rhetorical appeal is most concerned with facts and evidence?

• Ethos
• Pathos
• Logos
• Kairos

An expert citing their credentials in an article is an example of:

• Pathos
• Ethos
• Logos
• Irony

A speaker describing a heartbreaking personal story is using:

• Logos
• Pathos
• Ethos
• Allusion

A speech that emphasizes “why we must act now” uses:

• Metaphor
• Kairos
• Connotation
• Analogy

The setting or context of a rhetorical act is the:

• Speaker
• Mood
• Occasion
• Tone

What is ethos best associated with?

• Logic and structure
• Sensory language
• The speaker’s trustworthiness
• Argument rebuttals