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WorksheetsRhetoric and Persuasion
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the following is NOT a mode of persuasion?
Ethos
Logos
Pogos
Pathos
An argument made personally against an opponent instead of against the argument.
Bandwagon
Ad Hominem
Circular Argument
Red Herring
attracts audiences into believing that they will be part of an elite or special group if they buy a product or service or buy into an idea.
Glittering Generalities
Plain Folks
Testimonial
Snob appeal
a claim that one event leads to another event and so on until we come to some awful conclusion
Rhetorical Question
Slippery Slope
Loaded Language
Repetition
A fallacy in which an irrelevant topic is presented in order to divert attention from the original issue.
Red Herring
Either Or
Call to Action
Prizes, Sweepstakes, and gifts
An argument for a certain idea based solely on the fact that it is popular.
Bandwagon
intended to get a viewer, reader, or listener to perform a specific act, typically taking the form of an instruction or directive
Call to Action
A fallacy in which the premises and the conclusion are essentially the same.
Circular argument
An author or speaker intentionally uses exaggeration and overstatement for emphasis and effect.
Hyperbole
words, phrases, and overall verbal and written communication that elicit a strong emotional response from the reader
Loaded Language
Match the following techniques to an example.
Plain folks
Most Americans work hard and drink Pepsi. Pepsi is a drink of America.
Prizes, sweepstakes, and gifts
Scan the QR code for a chance to win!
Rhetorical Question
Do you want to lose weight? Then try this product!
Testimonial
Taylor Swift drinks Diet Coke.
Use loaded words and description in your argument
Include research and credible websites
Interview people to use as proof
These are the three rhetorical appeals.
Ethical, Emotional, Logical
Writing, Speaking, Showing
Hubris, Hamartia, Hera
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Type of Appeal:
Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using cell phones while driving.
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Type of Appeal:
Donate just $1 a day to starving children. Make sure no one goes hungry under your watch!
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
