Rhetoric: ethos, pathos, logos
Grade 9: ethos (trust), pathos (emotion), logos (logic and evidence), rhetorical devices in speeches, anaphora and antithesis.
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Which appeal is based on the speaker's credibility and character?
- Ethos
- Kairos
- Logos
- Pathos
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EthosA doctor opens a talk by saying, "I have treated children for twenty years." Which appeal is this?
- Antithesis
- Ethos
- Logos
- Pathos
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EthosEthos persuades an audience by showing the speaker is trustworthy and knowledgeable. (True or false?)
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TrueWhich appeal aims mainly to make the audience feel something?
- Ethos
- Logos
- Pathos
- Syntax
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PathosWhich sentence relies mostly on pathos?
- I am a vet with fifteen years of experience.
- If we build more shelters, fewer animals will be homeless.
- Imagine a lonely puppy shivering in the cold, waiting for someone to care.
- Studies show 70% of shelter dogs are adopted within a month.
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Imagine a lonely puppy shivering in the cold, waiting for someone to care.Telling a moving personal story to make listeners feel sympathy is an example of logos. (True or false?)
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FalseWhich appeal uses facts, statistics and reasoning?
- Anaphora
- Ethos
- Logos
- Pathos
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LogosWhich is the strongest example of logos?
- Everyone surely loves libraries, so you will too.
- Library visits rose 40% after opening hours were extended, so longer hours help.
- Think of the sad faces of children without books.
- Trust me, I am a very good person.
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Library visits rose 40% after opening hours were extended, so longer hours help.A speaker asks, "Who will stand up for our future?" without expecting an answer. What device is this?
- Alliteration
- Anaphora
- Antithesis
- Rhetorical question
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Rhetorical questionA speaker says "Safe, strong, and smart" as a list of three. What is this device called?
- Anaphora
- Antithesis
- Rule of three
- Simile
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Rule of three"We will work. We will learn. We will win." Which device repeats "We will"?
- Anaphora
- Antithesis
- Hyperbole
- Irony
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Anaphora"United we stand, divided we fall." Which device is used?
- Anaphora
- Antithesis
- Onomatopoeia
- Personification
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AntithesisAntithesis places contrasting ideas close together, as in "easy to start, hard to finish". (True or false?)
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TrueWhat is the term for repeating the same word at the start of successive sentences? (Answer out loud)
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AnaphoraWhich device is "To err is human; to forgive, divine"? (Answer out loud)
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AntithesisA speech uses a shocking statistic and a chart to prove a point. Which appeal is that? (Answer out loud)
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Logos
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