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WorksheetsExamples of Appeals, Rhetorical Devices and Fallacies
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What rhetorical term best matches the following quote?
"to work together, to pray together, to struggle together" ("I Have a Dream")
parallelism
allusion
juxtaposition
metaphor
What rhetorical term best matches the following quote?
"Five score years ago, a great American . . ." ("I Have a Dream")
simile
anecdote
allusion
hyperbole
What rhetorical term best describes the parables of Jesus as well as the story of Washington and the cherry tree?
metaphor
anecdote
understatement
analogy
Which quote best exemplifies hyperbole?
"Nature's first green is gold"
"In a sense, we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check"
"I am not unmindful"
"My love for you is deeper than the ocean."
Which quote is best described as figurative language?
"to work together, to pray together, to struggle together"
"storms of persecution"
"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way"
"It rained on his lousy tombstone, and it rained on the grass on his stomach."
When Martin Luther King, Jr. mentioned that "we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check," he is using what rhetorical device?
analogy
repetition
false dilemma
sentimental appeal
Which fallacy is the following? "Global chocolate consumption is highest in Switzerland, yet people there are among the trimmest in the industrialized world. Therefore, it's reasonable to conclude that chocolate helps keep your weight down."
either/or
repetition
straw man
faulty causality
Which fallacy applies to the following remarks? "Oh, please. What would you know about labor laws? You don't even have a job."
straw man
hasty generalization
ad hominem
bandwagon
Which fallacy is committed in the following scenario? "If you don't say the Pledge of Allegiance, then you must be a traitor."
either/or
scare tactic
ad hominem
faulty causalty
Which fallacy is represented by the following conversation? "Charlie: I think we should put more money into schools. Quality public education is so important. Bob: So you're saying we should cut military spending and spend it instead on more spiral notebooks and crayons? I guess you want our country to be a weak, defenseless target for terrorists."
scare tactic
hasty generalization
sentimental appeal
straw man
Which appeal is being used in the following statement? "As your father, I love you and only want the best for you. Therefore when I ask you not to go, please listen to me."
pathos
ethos
logos
echo
Which appeal is being used in the following statements? "We have been mistreated, abused and oppressed. They have benefited from our suffering and we must act now!"
pathos
ethos
phobia
logos
Which appeal is being applied in the following statement? "The research--conducted by professors at Harvard University--suggests that you should learn a second language."
logos
sycophant
ethos
pathos
Which appeal is reflected in the following statements? "All mean and women will die. You are a man. Therefore, you will die one day."
ethos
pathos
thespian
logos
