Rhetorical Analysis
What does pathos mean?
Appealing to audience’s emotions, values, desires, hopes, fears, and prejudices
Who was Checkers?
Richard Nixon’s Dog
What is the role of the speaker in a text?
They create the text.
Who is the speaker in “Farewell Speech” by Lou Gehrig?
Baseball hero and ALS victim
What would have more ethos: a climate report written by certified climatologists or a climate report written by General Motors?
a climate report written by certified climatologists
What type of natural disaster occurred in Japan (in the reactor article)? (Extra points if you can name both)
Tsunami, extra points if they get: earthquake, or vice versa
Who created the Rhetorical Triangle?
Aristotle!!!
Where did J.D. Vance go to college and major?
Yale Law School
Which rhetorical analysis approach would propaganda appeal to most?
Pathos
Which airline was satirically titled as a “Fight or Flight Club?”
United Airlines
What’s the difference between subject and purpose?
The subject is the topic, the purpose is the goal the speaker wants to achieve
Which rhetorical approach does “Slow Food Nation” use to persuade the audience?
Logos
Which of the three appeals did Aristotle claim was the most important?
Ethos
For what famous WW2 event did Eisenhower give his “Order of the Day” speech?
D-Day
What is a “Persona”?
The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience
Who wrote the letter to Thomas Jefferson?
Benjamin Banneker
Which rhetorical approach does “For Teenager, Hijab a Sign of Freedom, Not Stricture” use to make its claim?
Ethos
Which celebrity did Alexandra Petri imply looks like Barbie?
Taylor Swift
What type of audience are you if you watch a presidential debate on Instagram?
Secondary/unintended audience
Why is the Checker's speech by Nixon so effective?
Using pathos helps the audience empathize with Nixon so that our emotions are engaged far more than our reason.