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Rhetorical Devices and Logical Fallacies

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Appeal to logic, including facts and statistics

a)

pathos

b)

logos

c)

ethos

2.

Using a speaker's credibility (i.e. celebrity/expert endorsement) to persuade others

a)

ethos

b)

pathos

c)

logos

3.

Appeals to emotion

a)

pathos

b)

ethos

c)

logos

4.

The phrase. "Almost everyone that was asked said McDonald's is better than Burger King, so it must be true," represents which fallacy?

a)

Circular reasoning

b)

Bandwagon

5.

Mistakes in reasoning are called__________________.

a)

logical lapses

b)

reasoning issues

c)

logical fallacies

d)

rhetorical devices

6.

A logical fallacy that tries to prove an argument by restating the claim as a reason

a)

Bandwagon

b)

circular reasoning

7.

Words or phrases said over and over to illustrate importance or highlight meaning are usually examples of...

a)

simile

b)

repetition

c)

rhetorical questions

8.

A comparison to one situation to another situation ("I need my phone like fish needs WATER!")

a)

Anecdote

b)

Repetition

c)

Rhetorical Question

d)

Analogy

9.

Rhetoric is...

a)

The art of persuasive writing and speaking.

b)

The art developed by Plato.

c)

The art of only counterclaiming.

d)

The art of defending the audience.

10.

Juxtaposition is

a)

Many or most people believe it.

b)

Stating the argument at first assuming it's true.

c)

Two things that are placed close but have contrasting effects.

d)

Comparing using an analogy, metaphor or simile,

11.


I am so hungry, I could eat for days.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Not a hyperbole

12.

9.

Multiple Choice

Add

I walked a mile around the school today.


a)

Hyperbole

b)

Not a hyperbole

13.

"As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results."

a)

Logos

b)

Pathos

c)

Ethos

14.

What type of connotation does the following word have?
DELIGHT

a)

positive

b)

negative

15.

What type of connotation does the following word have?
DIFFICULT

a)

positive

b)

negative