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Persuasive and Informative Speech

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This term refers to an argument that appeals to logic
a)
Logos
b)
Ethos
c)
Pathos
d)
Rhetorical Fallacy
2.
This term refers to an argument that appeals to one's emotions
a)
Logos
b)
Pathos
c)
Ethos
3.
The three rhetorical appeals are...
a)
pathos, logos, ethoes
b)
pathoes, ethos, logos
c)
ethos, logos, pathos
d)
ethos, logoes, pathos
4.
A question asked to make a point, not that you want an answer is which of the following rhetorical devices? 
a)
A. Imagery 
b)
B. Personification 
c)
C. Rhetoric 
d)
E. Rhetorical Question 
5.
What is one goal of persuasion?
a)
To change other's point of view
b)
To make sure people do not change
6.
Which argument would present their presentation with words like  devastating, horrible, sickening, and awful?
a)
Logos
b)
Pathos
c)
Ethos
7.
Which argument would present the audience with statistics and numbers to convince them to change their point of view?
a)
Pathos
b)
Logos
c)
Ethos
8.

Speaking with no immediate preparation

a)

Extemporaneus

b)

Impromptu

c)

Manuscript

9.

the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid

a)

evidence

b)

logic

c)

inductive

d)

policy

10.

What is the purpose of an informative speech?

a)

To persuade the audience

b)

To inform the audience of a certain topic

c)

To allow the audience to evaluate points of view

d)

To sell a product.

11.

What is the purpose of an annotated bibliography?

a)

A tool to assist writers in organizing how they will use their evidence.

b)

A way to make sure you don't plagiarize.

c)

An added assignment to make your life miserable by your teacher.

12.

Informative speech ...

a)

provides new information

b)

provides new insights

c)

provides new ways of thinking

d)

all of the answers are correct

13.

All of these answers are true, except ...

a)

Informative speech might be an explanation of a concept or a practice

b)

Informative speech might be a description of a person, place, or event

c)

Informative speech might be asking others to accept your views

d)

Informative speech might be a physical demonstration of how something works

14.

What do we need to demonstrate our topic's relevance early on to the audience?

a)

to give them reasons to stop listen to the speech

b)

to give them reasons to leave the room

c)

to give them reasons to care about what is to follow

15.

Why do we have to do audience analysis?

a)

to discover what listeners might want and need to to know about your topic

b)

to discover listeners' familiarity with your topic

c)

to help us prepare our speech material

d)

All of the answers are correct