Identifying Appeals and Argument Terms H

Read the statement and identify which appeal is being used.

1. It is to be expected that high school students should be tired at eight in the morning: they have exhausting extracurricular activities lasting late into the evening and hours upon hours of homework to complete each night.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Answer explanation

Appeals to the audience’s emotions by highlighting students’ exhaustion

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Read the statement and identify which appeal is being used.

1. Some of my first-period students appear to be exhausted in the mornings, which I know, in my experience as a high school teacher, impairs their ability to learn.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Answer explanation

Appeals to the speaker’s credibility and experience as a teacher

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Read the statement and identify which appeal is being used.

1. An early start time can have a significant negative effect on teens’ health, studies have shown, making students more likely to perform poorly academically.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Answer explanation

Appeals to logic and evidence by citing studies and consequences

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Read the statement and identify which appeal is being used.

1. The team-switching mentality has become so entrenched that even high school athletes are doing it, causing newspapers to report the end of the beloved “neighborhood team.”

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Answer explanation

Appeals to emotion by focusing on fans’ feelings and nostalgia

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Read the statement and identify which appeal is being used.

1. Like many committed sports fans, I have been loyal to one baseball team for my entire life, and I expect the same type of loyalty from its players.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Answer explanation

Appeals to the speaker’s credibility and character as a loyal fan

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Read the statement and identify which appeal is being used.

1. You may be thinking that athletes should have the freedom to switch teams, just as business people have the freedom to switch jobs; however, athletes owe a certain loyalty to their fans, who often have strong feelings of national or regional pride.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Answer explanation

Uses reasoning to make a logical argument

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Read the statement and identify which appeal is being used.

1. Numerous studies have shown that simply standing more can improve the overall health of sedentary people.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Answer explanation

Uses research and evidence

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Read the statement and identify which appeal is being used.

1. After switching to a standing desk—like many Americans, I used to spend most of my day sitting— I experienced subtle but meaningful health benefits: I improved my posture and found I had slightly more energy.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Answer explanation

Appeals to the speaker’s personal experience and credibility

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Read the statement and identify which appeal is being used.

1. By now, most people have heard the news that sitting for long periods of time is not just mildly unhealthy but can actually be deadly.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Answer explanation

Appeals to emotion by emphasizing fear and concern about serious health risks

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Read the statement and identify which appeal is being used.

1. CEO compensation is so appallingly high—many orders of magnitude higher than that of the average worker—that it is unthinkable not to impose higher taxes on executive pay.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Answer explanation

This sentence appeals to emotion by emphasizing the unfairness and shocking difference in pay.

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