WorksheetsArgument Vocabulary (Myperspectives Units 1 & 3)
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 34mins
ser
assume
connect/join/attach
believe
take
lys
write
speak
take
break down
vert/verse
around
break down
turn
build
How is 'ethos' established?
Evoking feeling
Presenting statistics
Using figurative language
Presenting strong character
Which of the following is an appeal to logic?
ethos
pathos
logos
oreos
What type of evidence is most associated with 'logos'?
Facts, statistics, and anecdotes
Anecdotes and personal stories
Appeals to shared values
Exaggerated language and hyperbole
Which of the following is an appeal to emotion?
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
Aesthetics
In rhetoric, what is pathos?
Appealing to ethics
Appealing to logic
Appealing to emotion
Appealing to authority
A claim...
Must take a side
Is a fact
Doesn't need evidence
Starts with 'I think'
A claim should be...
Debatable
for an opinion
simple
obvious
fic/fac
make/do
carry
turn
breakdown
jus
right/law
turn
believe
carry
A statement in an argument that opposes the claim.
hook
counterclaim
evidence
claim
Evidence must
Be kind of related
Be totally unrelated
relate to my claim
Fill in the blank: varying, incendiary, scathing, contradictory
varying
consistent
harmonious
unified
Is it your (a) that Pluto should be renamed a planet?
diverse
imagination
assertion
contradiction
The continuing drought supports our (a) about the water crisis.
diverse
imagination
contradiction
assertion
You never read the article, but (a) to know all about it.
purport
circumvent
ignore
misinterpret
dismiss
sum
speak
believe
subtract
take
port
believe
carry
connect
hard
The movie’s plot was imaginative but not at all (a) .
boring
predictable
unoriginal
credible
Match the term with the definition
assertion (n.)
statement or declaration
purport (v.)
to claim or profess
credible (adj.)
believable, reliable
presume (v.)
to take for granted; suppose
contradictory (adj.)
logically inconsistent; incompatible
Match the term with the definition
proficient (adj.)
highly skilled
justify (v.)
give a reason for; show to be right
diverse (adj.)
varied
catalyst (n.)
thing creating or bringing about change
assertion (n.)
statement or declaration
gram
write
book
earth
land
graph, gram
to write, draw
earth, land
to believe, true
self
What is the meaning of the root 'fin'?
end, limit
one hundred
water
earth, land
dem
people
one hundred
write
high
What is the meaning of the root 'bio'?
life
water
tooth
to do, drive
What is the meaning of the root 'dic, dict'?
to say, to speak
book
high
lead
cred
to believe, true
end, limit
write
around
cede
go away from
earth, land
high
to believe, true
This is a work of fiction and does not (a) to tell the true story.
purport
assert
contradict
credible
His alibi was not (a) , so the officers questioned him further.
credible
unbelievable
ridiculous
implausible
Which rhetorical appeal relies on the credibility of the speaker?
Pathos
Ethos
Logos
Mythos
What type of statement supports a claim with facts or examples?
Conclusion
Evidence
Counterclaim
Hook
I (a) you want to go since you’ve packed your suitcase.
presume
assume
guess
believe
Check the facts, and do not (a) that what you read was true.
presume
believe
accept
The senator’s various (a) positions confused many voters.
contradictory
consistent
unified
clear-cut
This ad is an example of which rhetorical appeal?
Pathos
Ethos
Logos
This appeal persuades by using reasoning.
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Rhetoric
This is an example of ...
Logos
Ethos
Pathos
Patriotism
This ad is an example of which rhetorical appeal?
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
My boss and I have (a) opinions about raising my salary.
contradictory
identical
unrelated
supportive
