Rhetoric: ethos, pathos, logos

Worksheet: Rhetoric: ethos, pathos, logos

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Answer the questions.

1. Which appeal is based on the speaker's credibility and character?
   a) Ethosb) Kairosc) Logosd) Pathos
2. A doctor opens a talk by saying, "I have treated children for twenty years." Which appeal is this?
   a) Antithesisb) Ethosc) Logosd) Pathos
3. Ethos persuades an audience by showing the speaker is trustworthy and knowledgeable.
   a) Trueb) False
4. Which appeal aims mainly to make the audience feel something?
   a) Ethosb) Logosc) Pathosd) Syntax
5. Which sentence relies mostly on pathos?
   a) I am a vet with fifteen years of experience.b) If we build more shelters, fewer animals will be homeless.c) Imagine a lonely puppy shivering in the cold, waiting for someone to care.d) Studies show 70% of shelter dogs are adopted within a month.
6. Telling a moving personal story to make listeners feel sympathy is an example of logos.
   a) Trueb) False
7. Which appeal uses facts, statistics and reasoning?
   a) Anaphorab) Ethosc) Logosd) Pathos
8. Which is the strongest example of logos?
   a) Everyone surely loves libraries, so you will too.b) Library visits rose 40% after opening hours were extended, so longer hours help.c) Think of the sad faces of children without books.d) Trust me, I am a very good person.
9. A speaker asks, "Who will stand up for our future?" without expecting an answer. What device is this?
   a) Alliterationb) Anaphorac) Antithesisd) Rhetorical question
10. A speaker says "Safe, strong, and smart" as a list of three. What is this device called?
    a) Anaphorab) Antithesisc) Rule of threed) Simile
11. "We will work. We will learn. We will win." Which device repeats "We will"?
    a) Anaphorab) Antithesisc) Hyperboled) Irony
12. "United we stand, divided we fall." Which device is used?
    a) Anaphorab) Antithesisc) Onomatopoeiad) Personification
13. Antithesis places contrasting ideas close together, as in "easy to start, hard to finish".
    a) Trueb) False
14. What is the term for repeating the same word at the start of successive sentences?
15. Which device is "To err is human; to forgive, divine"?
16. A speech uses a shocking statistic and a chart to prove a point. Which appeal is that?