Rhetorical Appeal
Grammar
Rhetorical Moves
Claim, Evidence, Commentary..oh my!
Teachers' Choice
100

"27% of students in the state have enough absences to be considered truant"

This is an example of ethos, pathos, or logos?

What is Logos

100

A Person, Place or Thing

What is a noun
100

"....That was our summer vacation. What do our kids do today?"


Questioning

100

I believe teens should work summer jobs because they have nothing better to do when they aren't in school. 

What is Claim

100

She run/ran to the store. 

Ran

200

"I was worried...And how would and America built on self-discipline and deferred gratification survive?"

What rhetorical appeal is used in this sentence from Sasse?

What is Pathos

200

The action or state of being

Verb

200

"I was worried. How would these kids survive once they left home for good?"

This is an example of what kind of rhetorical move?

Diction

200

Sasse wrote about his experience working on a farm when he was younger saying "we would get home covered in nasty rashes, caked in mud, and bone dry." 

What is evidence


200

Ms. Parisi has how many dogs?

one! 

A lab puppy named Scout!

300
Logos is an appeal of 

what are facts

300

This describes a noun

adjective

300

"When I worked at McDonalds, I had to make 150 burgers a minute just to keep up with the demand!"


What rhetorical move is being used?

Anecdote or Figurative language or tone

300

"60% of teens were working... Last summer, just 35% were.." (Thomson).

What is evidence

300

What type of figurative language is being used?

The student walked as slow as a sloth through the halls. 

simile

400

If you see an advertisement/commercial of a doctor recommending a medication, what rhetorical appeal is being used? 

What is Ethos

400

Give an example of an adjective

examples include size, texture, shape, feelings, time, appearance, personality, colors etc

"Sarah wore a beautiful blue dress today"

400

Students could get a job and earn their own money, or they could just sit around and play video games. 

What is comparison

400

Going to school should be mandatory because it makes kids smarter.  

What is a claim

400

Ms. Middleman coaches what sport?

Soccer!

500

Of the four authors we have discussed in class (Thomson, Sasse, Atkison, Morrison), which author used logos in their writing?

Who is Thomson

500

Finish the sentence: 

The dog went over _____________.

Their/There/They're

there

500

What is the rhetorical move called that discusses the 5 senses?

What is Imagery

500

The evidence supports my claim that students should not have jobs because they need time to focus on their rigorous classes. My family supports my decision not to work during high school because I want to focus on getting good grades so I can go to college. If I worked after school, I wouldn't have time to finish my homework or rest. 

What is commentary

500

What kind of figurative language is this?

Chloe closed her cluttered clothes closet. 

What is an alliteration

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