Make Me Believe It
The rhetorical strategy that appeals to ethics and credibility
What is ethos?
This group of writers did not agree with Transcendentalist notions that the divine is implicit in nature and that people are essentially good.
Who are the Dark Romantics?
The United States signed this document to break away from the oppressive British rule
What is "The Declaration of Independence."
___________ is the name given to schools of thought that value feeling and institution over reasoning.
What is romanticism?
This is the name of Ms. Smith's dog
What is Timber?
A commercial displays videos of wounded and abused animals to get viewers to donate to their charity. The charity is using this rhetorical strategy.
What is pathos?
The work of Edgar Allan Poe inspired this famous detective story.
What is Sherlock Holmes?
This person is one of the most famous orators who is know for presenting the "Speech to the Virginia Convention"
Who is Patrick Henry?
The Romantics placed a higher value on the ______ experience.
What is felt?
Ms. Smith's favorite fast food restaurant
What is Taco Bell?
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Identify the rhetorical strategy being used in this quote from Thomas Paine's "Common Sense":
“I am not induced by motives of pride, party, or resentment to espouse the doctrine of separation and independance; I am clearly, positively, and conscientiously persuaded that it is the true interest of this continent to be so . . .”
What is ethos?
Writers such as Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Washington Irving led this emerging trend in American fiction.
What is the short story?
This person wrote a series of sixteen pamphlets called The American Crisis that urged Americans to tough out the Revolutionary War and keep fighting.
Who is Thomas Paine?
This poet wrote two poems, "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls" and "The Cross of Snow," that both portrayed contrasting views on death.
Who is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
Ms. Smith's least favorite food group
What is fruit?
The following quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech" is an example of what rhetorical strategy?
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
What is pathos?
Poe is quoted saying he wanted to "explore the irrational depths of the ________."
What is the human mind?
This Native American myth describes the creation of the universe through a turtle
What is The Sky Tree?
When Henry David Thoreau went to live in the woods for two years he wrote this piece of writing
What is Walden?
Ms. Smith's favorite network to watch reality TV
What is Bravo?
Identify the rhetorical strategy being used in this quote from Patrick Henry's "Speech to the Virginia Convention":
“They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction?
What is logos?
Where was the narrator in "The Black Cat" sharing his tale from?
Where is jail?
The Declaration of Independence has this amount of grievances listed
What is 27?
Ralph Waldo Emerson coined this phrase to describe the feeling of being absorbed into nature and being fully present in the enviornment.
What is the transparent eyeball?
Ms. Smith is from this city
What is Las Vegas?