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Rhetorical Devices

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are rhetorical devices?

a)

Persuading through language

b)

Persuading through actions and threats

c)

A thesis with two assertions

d)

Asking questions to confuse the audience

2.

Which rhetorical device uses logic and reasoning as a form of persuasion?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

d)

All three

3.

Which rhetorical device appeals to people's emotions?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Kairos

d)

Logos

4.

Which rhetorical device uses time to persuade an audience?

a)

Figurative language

b)

Kairos

c)

Pathos

d)

Logos

5.

"Tiktok has become a more popular form of social media than Snapchat, with users spending an average of 52 minutes a day in the app over Snapchat's usage at only 30 minutes a day on average." This statement can best be described as...

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

d)

Topic sentence

6.

"We cannot afford to waste precious time searching for our keys every morning. We need to always be able to locate them on a moment's notice." This statement can best be described as...

a)

Kairos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

d)

Anecdote

7.

Which rhetorical device uses a short personal story to emphasize a point?

a)

Kairos

b)

Anecdote

c)

Logos

d)

Repetition

8.

 An advertisement that uses this will help you see the facts and help you understand why you need the product.

a)

Pathos

b)

Logos

c)

Repetition

d)

Kairos

9.

Which rhetorical device is used in this advertisement?

a)

Rhetorical questions

b)

Logos

c)

Kairos

d)

Pathos

10.

"Free at last!  Free at last!  Thank God Almighty, we are free at last" is an example of which rhetorical device? 

a)

Anecdote

b)

Repetition

c)

Metaphor

d)

Kairos

11.

Identify the metaphor.

a)

My heart is a necessary organ.

b)

My heart is like a muscle.

c)

My heart is like a pump pushing blood all throughout my body.

d)

My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.

12.

Bliss means happiness. Which rhetorical device is used in this advertisement?

a)

Repetition

b)

Kairos

c)

Pathos

d)

Logos

13.

Which rhetorical device is used in this advertisement?

a)

Rhetorical question

b)

Figurative language

c)

Repetition

d)

Logos

14.

What type of rhetorical device is used in a Sprite advertisement that says, "Drink Sprite Zero. 100% Sugar Free."

a)

Repetition

b)

Rhetorical question

c)

Logos

d)

Kairos

15.

"Snag the last piece before it's gone!"

Which type of rhetorical device is used in this advertisement?

a)

Logos

b)

Kairos

c)

Anecdotes

d)

Pathos

16.

An (a)   is a personal short story.

17.

(a)   affects the emotions of the audience.

18.

(a)   persuades an audience by using facts, data, statistics, graphs, etc.

19.

A speaker can emphasize a point by using (a)   to say a certain word or phrase over and over.

20.

(a)   persuades the audience by showing it is the right time or opportunity to take action.