Rhetorical Appeals
This is an example of? Why?
Ethos
Because a doctor is voicing his opinion
Pulls from logic
Heavy use of facts, statistics, and definitions
Logos
the author's intent for writing
author's purpose
Persuade
When comparing pros and cons, what does the term "the bottom line" mean?
As a result or in conclusion
this is usually when their point is made
Ethos
Because of their experience and the credential of being a mayor
Visual images or words that inspire empathy
Making personal connections
Use of testimonies
Pathos
the use of rhetorical appeals in the passage means that the authors purpose was to:
Persuade
What is a thesis?
The answer the the question; a statement that is put at the end of the intro paragraph that will be answered throughout the essay
What is the difference between pro-vaxxers and anti-vaxxers?
pro is for and anti is against
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery… We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut.
Logos because of the use of facts
Appeal to the writer by use of credibility
Experience and authority to speak on a topic
Heavy use of literary devices means that the author most likely wrote the passage to:
entertain
What is the purpose of a semicolon?
to link two independent clauses
Some people write with a google docs; others write with a pen or pencil
What is controversy?
a problem that needs to be addressed
"If we don't move soon, we're all going to die! Can't you see how dangerous it would be to stay?
Pathos
this would promote an emotional response
Doctors, Lawyers, Scientist, Professors are all examples of:
Credible sources
A list of directions or the description of an event means that the author was most likely trying to:
Explain
A group resistance to a disease as a result of vaccination
you have an immune system that is assisted by vaccines
can be seen in language that draws out feelings such as pity or anger in an audience: is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response to an impassioned plea or a convincing story.
Pathos
Stories about a person's experience expressed by them or someone else
testimonies
What does it mean to be bias?
a prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another usually in a way that's considered to be unfair.
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