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Review: Political Cartoons, Logical Fallacies, and Connotation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This term refers to an argument that appeals to one's emotions

a)

Logos

b)

Pathos

c)

Ethos

2.

This term refers to an argument that appeals to logic

a)

Logos

b)

Ethos

c)

Pathos

d)

Rhetorical Fallacy

3.

"You know me - I've taught Sunday School at your church for years, babysat your children, and served as a playground director for many summers."

a)

Ethos 

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

4.

What appeal is being used in this picture?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

5.

What appeal is used in this advertisement?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

6.

What appeal is being used in this picture?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

7.

Substituting a person's actual position with a misrepresented (and usually weaker) version of their argument.

a)

straw man argument

b)

appeal to nature

c)

non sequitur

d)

guilt by association

8.

"Because everybody thinks this way, it must be right."

a)

hasty generalization

b)

circular reasoning

c)

guilt by association

d)

bandwagon fallacy

9.

The use of a completely unrelated topic in support of a claim

a)

Red Herring

b)

Appeal to Nature

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Circular Reasoning

e)

Guilt by Association

10.
Make the consumer feel like if they buy the product they will be part of an elite or exclusive group- be better than everyone else. 
a)
Snob appeal
b)
Ethical appeal
11.
Which of the following is not one of the five elements of a political cartoon?
a)
Irony
b)
Imagery
c)
Analogy
d)
Symbol
12.

What is the point of this political cartoon?

a)

The student didn't tell his teacher what he did during the summer because she didn't need to know.

b)

The student didn't tell his teacher what he did during the summer because he didn't know how to write.

c)

The student didn't tell his teacher what he did during the summer because quarantines didn't allow him to do anything.

d)

The student didn't tell his teacher what he did during the summer because he didn't have enough paper to describe all he did.

13.

Which Is Connotation?

a)

The literal meaning of a word.

b)

What you feel like the meaning is with feelings and emotions.

14.

Which is Denotation?

a)

What you think the meaning is with feelings and emotions.

b)

The literal meaning of a word.

15.

The word Scrawny, as in "Jason reappeared Scrawny" has a ________ connotation.

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral