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WorksheetsRhetoric Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is rhetoric?
the art of talking
the art of argument/persuasion
the art of fighting
What does it mean to persuade someone?
to convince someone of something
to explain what something is
to debate with someone
Who can we credit with his groundbreaking work in the field of rhetoric?
Aristotle
Hercules
Sophocles
The three rhetorical appeals are...
ethos, pathos, logos
ethos, pathos, logic
ethics, pathos, logos
Ethos is an appeal to the audience's...
respect and trust
logical mind
emotion
Pathos is an appeal to the audience's...
emotion
logical mind
respect and trust
Logos is an appeal to the audience's...
logical mind
respect and trust
emotion
What is the author's purpose? In other words, what has motivated Brian Edward Kinghorn to write this article?
to warn the
public against the trend of parents using social media shaming as a tool to
correct their children’s positive behavior
to warn the
public against the trend of parents using social media shaming as a tool to
correct their children’s poor behavior
to praise parents for using social media as a tool to
correct their children’s poor behavior
What are two reasons that Kinghorn gives as he works to support his position that social media shaming is a bad idea?
it does great harm to the parent/child relationship, and parents lose control of how their video content is used once it is posted
online
it does great harm to the parent/child relationship
it does no harm to the parent/child relationship, and parents lose control of how their video content is used once it is posted
online
What person or group of people would oppose Kinghorn’s argument?
social media viewers who commented with messages of support and children
parents who created and posted these videos and their children
parents who created and posted these videos, and social media viewers who commented with messages of support
What argument could someone make who disagrees with Kinghorn’s stance?
the discipline technique is actually ineffective at improving children’s behavior
the discipline technique is actually effective at improving children’s behavior
the discipline technique is actually makes children’s behavior worse
What is one way Kinghorn builds ethos?
He is an Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations
at Millersville University.
He cites published authors and academic publications, such as
the Journal of the American Academy of Psychology and the Law.
He is an Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations
at Marshall University.
What credentials or experience would add to Kinghorn's credibility?
He could include interviews he’s done with people who support public shaming of children.
He could include interviews he’s done with the children who
have been impacted by public shaming.
He could include interviews he’s done with the parents who publicly shame their children.
Does Kinghorn rely more on ethos, pathos, or logos to bolster his argument?
ethos
pathos
logos
