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WorksheetsRhetorical Device Quiz #2 Review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
A testimonial...
encourages an emotional response from the audience to support the claim
can be proven as fact; strongest evidence; can be true, hard information presented as a percentage to survey-type information
relies on quotes from experts or leading authorities in related fields that support the author's thesis
using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance
Anecdotes...
are brief stories from a person's life that illustrate a point and typically connected to an author's thesis
phrases, sentences or paragraphs, balancing writing with similar structures to provide the same level of importance
rely on quotes from experts or leading authorities in related fields that support the author's thesis
are the author's choice of words
Relevant Data...
using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance
establishes the credibility of the author
encourages an emotional response from the audience to support the claim
can be proven as fact; strongest evidence; can be true, hard information presented as a percentage to survey-type information
Rhetorical Questions...
are phrases, sentences or paragraphs, balancing writing with similar structures to provide the same level of importance
are questions asked to prove a point because the answer has been made clear through the author's argument
are brief stories from a person's life that illustrate a point and typically connected to an author's thesis
establishes the credibility of the author
Parallelism or parallel structure is...
using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance
an author's choice of words
quotes from experts or leading authorities in related fields that support the author's thesis
an appeal to the intellect of the reader, using facts and statistics
"I once had a border collie. She was so smart. Every morning, I'd open up the front door and she'd run out, pick up the newspaper, and deliver it to my husband at the breakfast table."
Ethos
Anecdote
Testimonial
Parallelism
Richard Dawkins, internationally known biologist and author, said, "Biology is the study of the complex things in the Universe. Physics is the study of the simple ones."
Testimonial
Anecdote
Diction
Rhetorical Question
"In Springfield, the murder rate has gone up 75%, while in Shelbyville, the rate has only increased by 10%."
Testimonial
Pathos
Relevant Data
Diction
Are we a nation that tolerates the hypocrisy of a system where workers who pick our fruit and make our beds never have a chance to get right with the law? Are we a nation that accepts the cruelty of ripping children from their parents' arms? Or are we a nation that values families, and works to keep them together?
Logos
Anecdote
Ethos
Rhetorical Question
"My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." -John F. Kennedy
Testimonial
Ethos
Parallelism
Rhetorical Question
"It is a symbol of our national heritage, a remnant of frontier America that our first settlers once called wilderness. " - Jimmy Carter
Logos
Testimonial
Parallelism
Rhetorical Question
