WorksheetsBentley's Speech Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
Which word describes an appeal to the emotions?
allusion
pathos
sarcastic diction
ethos
Inviting Messi to help me recruit people to join my soccer team would be a good example of...
counterclaim
anaphora
ethos
anecdote
Suggesting your taxes will go up if you vote for a political candidate is example of...
scare tactics
call to action
logos
ethos
"LOL," "JK," and "That's crazy" are examples of...
patriotic diction
formal diction
sarcastic diction
casual diction
When I make an argument, I have to offer a _____ to acknowledge what the opposition believes.
allusion
counterclaim
call to action
anaphora
When Martin Luther King, Jr., says "Now is the time..." at the beginning of four consecutive sentences, he is using...
anaphora
anecdote
repetition
logos
If I tell a short, personal story at the beginning of a speech to help the audience understand why I care about a topic, I am sharing...
a call to action
scare tactics
allusion
anecdote
If I am trying to build my credibility with the audience, I am using...
ethos
anaphora
allusion
pathos
If I include science-based facts about the rate of global warming in my speech, I am using...
anecdote
logos
pathos
counterclaim
When Abraham Lincoln says government, "of the people, by the people, for the people, " he is using...
a claim
a call to action
rhetorical question
repetition
When Xiye Bastida and Greta Thunberg talk about their children's future, they are using...
patriotic diction
scare tactics
rhetorical question
logos
When Xiye Bastida describes the influence of her grandparents at the beginning of her speech, she is using...
allusion
anaphora
logos
anecdote
