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Ethos, Pathos, & Logos Practice

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results."

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

2.

"My three decades of experience in public service, my tireless commitment to the people of this community, and my willingness to reach across the aisle and cooperate with the opposition, make me the ideal candidate for your mayor."

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

3.
"If we don’t move soon, we’re all going to die! Can’t you see how dangerous it would be to stay?"
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
4.
"The data is perfectly clear: this investment has consistently turned a profit year-over-year, even in spite of market declines in other areas."
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
5.
"I’m not just invested in this community – I love every building, every business, every hard-working member of this town."
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
6.
"The veterinarian says that an Australian shepherd will be the perfect match for our active lifestyle."
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
7.
"If his years as a Marine taught him anything, it’s that caution is the best policy in this sort of situation."
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
8.
"It’s a matter of common sense that people deserve to be treated equally. The Constitution calls it ‘self-evident.’ Why, then, should I have been denied a seat because of my disability?"
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
9.
"More than one hundred peer-reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggests that this is an effective treatment for hair loss."
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
10.
"You know me – I’ve taught Sunday School at your church for years, babysat your children, and served as a playground director for many summers."
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
11.
"They’ve worked against everything we’ve worked so hard to build, and they don’t care who gets hurt in the process. Make no mistake, they’re the enemy, and they won’t stop until we’re all destroyed."
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
12.
"History has shown time and again that absolute power corrupts absolutely."
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
13.
"Don’t be the last person on the block to have their lawn treated – you don’t want to be the laughing stock of your community!"
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
14.
"He is a forensics and ballistics expert for the federal government – if anyone’s qualified to determine the murder weapon, it’s him."
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
15.
"Based on the dozens of archaeological expeditions I’ve made all over the world, I am confident that those potsherds are Mesopotamian in origin."
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
16.
"Better men than us have fought and died to preserve this great nation. Now is our turn to return the favor. For God and country, gentlemen!"
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
pathos
17.

"In 25 years of driving the same route, I haven’t seen a single deer."

a)

logos

b)

ethos

c)

pathos

18.
a)
Logos
b)
Ethos
c)
Pathos
19.

Which two types of rhetoric are most strongly used in this advertisement? Check all that apply.

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

20.

Which two types of rhetoric are most strongly used in this advertisement? Check all that apply.

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

21.

A 32-oz. bottle of Tide holds enough to wash 32 loads.

a)

Pathos

b)

Ethos

c)

Logos

22.

Tiger Woods endorses Nike.

a)

Pathos

b)

Ethos

c)

Logos

23.

A commercial shows an image of a happy couple riding in a Corvette.

a)

Pathos

b)

Logos

c)

Ethos

24.

Miley Cyrus appears in Oreo advertisements.

a)

Pathos

b)

Ethos

c)

Logos

25.

Advil Liqui-Gels provide up to 8 hours of continuous pain relief.

a)

Pathos

b)

Ethos

c)

Logos

26.

A magazine ad shows people smiling while smoking cigarettes.

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

27.

Voting for me will make you happy.

a)

Pathos

b)

Ethos

c)

Logos

28.

When I was president, our school's rate of recycling improved by 75%.

a)

Pathos

b)

Ethos

c)

Logos

29.

Dentists agree that Crest is better than Colgate.

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

30.

One glass of Florida orange juice contains 75% of your daily Vitamin C needs.

a)

Pathos

b)

Ethos

c)

Logos

31.

What rhetorical appeal is being emphasized?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

32.

What rhetorical appeal is being emphasized here?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

33.

What rhetorical appeal is being emphasized here?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

34.

What rhetorical appeal is being emphasized here?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

35.

What rhetorical appeal is being emphasized here?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

36.

What rhetorical appeal is being emphasized here?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

37.

What rhetorical appeal is being emphasized here?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

38.

What rhetorical appeal is being emphasized here?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

39.

What rhetorical appeal is being emphasized here?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

40.

What rhetorical appeal is being emphasized here?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

41.

What rhetorical appeal is being emphasized here?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

42.

What rhetorical appeal is being emphasized here?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

43.

What rhetorical appeal is being emphasized here?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

44.

What rhetorical appeal is being emphasized here?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

45.

"Earlier this week, Carroll County experienced a rash of eight drug-related overdoses in 24 hours, prompting an alert from the local Health Department. At least three additional overdoses had been reported within the next 24 hours."


This is primarily an example of:

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

46.

"Here's what driving distracted does: April 30, 2013: A woman driving her Dodge Ram truck on an eastern Texas highway checks messages on her iPhone. She crashes into an SUV, killing its driver and a passenger and leaving a 6-year-old boy paralyzed. Aug. 23, 2016: A motorist in Japan is playing Pokemon Go while behind the wheel. He rams into two pedestrians, killing one of them. July 21, 2015: A 17-year-old girl kills a Minnesota man and his 10-year-old daughter after running through a red light; she had been messaging on Facebook for eight minutes before the collision.


Lives lost, families forever marred by moments of distraction."


This is primarily an example of:

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

47.

"The latest statistics suggest the toll is likely to get worse. Roughly 10 percent of the 35,000 traffic deaths in the U.S. in 2015 involved a distracted motorist, a nearly 9 percent jump from 2014."


This is primarily an example of:

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

48.

"Reading achievement is strongly related to how much pleasure-reading students do, which in turn is strongly related to access to books, which in turn is related to school and public library quality. For students living in poverty, libraries often provide their only access to books."


This is primarily an example of:

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

49.

"One in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have been victims of some form of physical violence by an intimate partner within their lifetime. On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide."


This is primarily an example of:

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

50.

From an instagram post by Taylor Swift:


“In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now.I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country. .. I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent.”


This is primarily an example of:

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

51.

From an article about cities who have made it a crime to trick or treat for people older than 13:


“I have always been proud to say that I trick-or-treated all the way through high school. In fact, Halloween was my favorite holiday for precisely this reason: The joy of dressing up in a costume and walking around the neighborhood with my friends in search of candy was far from lost on me when I turned 13. I mean, I was in high school. What else was I supposed to do? Go to a party and drink?"


This is primarily an example of which appeal?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

52.

"Concerns about 3D printable firearms are not irrational. Unlike ordinary guns, these would have no serial number, cutting off one means by which criminal investigators trace guns to their users. But the downloads necessary for 3D printing plastic guns are traceable, probably more so than firearm serial numbers; and in any case a criminal wishing to use a gun that’s not traceable to him is infinitely more likely to steal one or remove the serial number than to undergo the expensive, complicated, and unreliable process of fabricating a plastic gun via download."


This is primarily an example of which appeal?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

53.

From an article about teens vaping:


“I’m afraid that we’re going to be hooking a new generation of kids on nicotine, with potentially unknown risks,” Dr. Mark Rubenstein, a pediatrics professor at the University of California, San Francisco, told the reporter. “We just don’t know what the risks of inhaling all these flavorings and dyes are, and what we do know is already pretty scary.”


This is primarily an example of which appeal?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

54.

"Every school district around the Puget Sound has homeless children in its classrooms. From the wealthiest districts, like Mercer Island, to the most economically diverse, like Highline or Seattle, all have students in unstable living situations. They may sleep on a floor or in a car. They probably don’t have a quiet place to do their homework. And on the first day of school, they probably won’t have the money to buy all the items on their school’s supply list."


This is primarily an example of which appeal?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

55.

An appeal based on a person’s sense of right and wrong. It targets a person’s morals and values.

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

56.

An appeal that targets a person’s feelings or emotions – love, hate, fear, excitement, affection, pain, etc.

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

57.

"Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using cell phones while driving."

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

58.
The art of speaking, writing, and communicating in order to persuade/argue effectively is known as ____.
a)
Rhetoric
b)
Call to Action
c)
Anecdote
d)
Reliable
59.

A prescription drug commercial featuring a doctor uses this appeal...

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

60.
The main appeal is ___.
a)
Ethos
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
61.
The main appeal is ___.
a)
Ethos
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
62.

The main appeal is ___.

a)

ethos

b)

pathos

c)

logos

63.

The main appeal is ________.

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

64.
The main appeal is ____.
a)
Ethos
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
65.
"You know that you can trust me. I've taught Sunday School at your church for years, baby sat your children, and served as a playground director for many summers."  This is an appeal to _____.
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
66.

"Stop texting and driving today. You can make a difference. It's the right thing to do."

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

67.
The main appeal is ____.
a)
Pathos
b)
Ethos
c)
Logos
68.
An appeal that targets a person’s logic and reason with facts, statistics, evidence, and expert quotes.
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
d)
call to action
69.
An appeal where the credibility or trustworthiness of a person is emphasized.
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
d)
call to action
70.
9.  A short personal story used to make a point and lend credibility to an argument.
a)
Rhetoric
b)
Call to action
c)
Anecdote
d)
Claim
71.
Which appeal is associated with this image?
a)
Ethos
b)
Logos
c)
Pathos
72.
Which appeal is associated with this image?
a)
Ethos
b)
Logos
c)
Pathos