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Rhetoric Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is rhetoric?

a)

The art and science of reason

b)

The art and science of war

c)

The art and science of persuasion

d)

The art and science of logic

2.

Who came up with ethos, logos, and pathos?

a)

Plato

b)

Your mom

c)

Aristotle

d)

Shakespeare

3.

Ethos usually uses a ____ to persuade the audience.

a)

animal

b)

expert

c)

criminal

d)

image

4.

Which of these is an ethical or moral argument?

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

d)

debate

5.

Pathos is a(n) ________ argument.

a)

emotional

b)

ethical

c)

logical

d)

dumb

6.

Which of these would be an argument using pathos?

a)

statistics about an athlete

b)

a political poll about the economy

c)

Kobe Bryant promoting Call of Duty

d)

a picture of malnourished animals

7.

Citing health information is an example of _______.

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

d)

plato

8.

Which of these is most likely to make someone act and take the next step?

a)

pathos

b)

ethos

c)

logos

d)

Plato

9.

Which of these is more likely to be a manipulative argument?

a)

pathos

b)

logos

c)

ethos

d)

Socrates

10.

You should always consider if an argument is persuasive and ______________________.

a)

who the intended audience is

b)

how much money is involved

c)

how it helps you

d)

who Aristotle was

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)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

d)

playdoh

12.

"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery… We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut."

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

d)

Popsicle

13.

"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 - so you know I can run your preschool."

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

d)

candle

14.

"You'll make the right decision because you have something that not many people do: you have heart."

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

d)

potato

15.

This form of rhetoric uses logic.

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

d)

Plato

16.

An assertion open to challenge; What the author/speaker is trying to convince their audience is true

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

d)

claim

17.

A coherent series of reasons, statements, or facts intended to support or establish a point of view is called

a)

a democracy

b)

an essay

c)

a story

d)

an argument

18.

The three elements to the art of persuasion are known as

a)

rhetorical appeals

b)

rhetorical questions

c)

rhetorical devices

d)

rhetoric

19.

The three rhetorical appeals are...

a)

pathos, logos, ethiopia

b)

pathogen, logos, ethos

c)

logos, ethos, pathos

d)

logic, ethos, paths

20.

Which of the following events would be a technique that implements logos?

a)

using pictures of a hurt child

b)

including research

c)

making people laugh

d)

featuring a celebrity guest speaker

21.

If an ad claimed: "35 people drank this diet soda, and 33 of them subsequently lost weight," the ad is using...

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

d)

allusion

22.

"Are you enjoying this quiz, or what?"

Is an example of....

a)

rhetorical question

b)

ethos

c)

pathos

d)

logos

23.

In this advertisement, which device is used THE MOST?

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

d)

gross

24.

"100% of students who use their class time wisely complete their project and are successful" is an example of _________

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

d)

fairy dust

25.
a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

d)

Nostrodamus

26.
a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos and ethos

d)

pathos and logos

27.
a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

d)

rhetoric

28.

What is one goal of persuasion?

a)

To change the view point of another

b)

To never change the view point of another

c)

To take over the world

d)

To gain popularity

29.

A question asked to make a point, not that you want an answer is which of the following rhetorical devices?

a)

imagery

b)

rhetorical question

c)

personification

d)

allegory

30.

Which term best defines the following?

"A short story about a person or event used to make a point."

a)

facts

b)

analogy

c)

anecdote

d)

introduction

31.

A mistaken idea; an error

a)

evolve

b)

liable

c)

gullible

d)

fallacy

32.

The following are examples of which rhetorical device:

*Great Depression

*Jumbo shrimp

*Cruel to be Kind

*Pain for pleasure

*Clearly confused

*Act naturally

*Painfully beautiful

a)

anecdote

b)

oxymoron

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

33.

giving life-like qualities to things that are not alive (the trees danced in the wind)

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

34.

a comparison of two things and uses the words "like" or "as"

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

anecdote

35.
a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

d)

inform