Rhetorical Appeals
This is an appeal to logic
logos
What crime was the defendant accused of committing in the play
Murdering his father
Which god does Odysseus anger by blinding the cyclops
Poseidon
In what order should a research list sources on a Works Cited page
alphabetical order
“My mom was as busy as a bee”
simile
This is an appeal credibility or trust
ethos
What specific piece of evidence did Juror #8 find exact replica of
The switchblade knife
What does Circe turn Odysseus’ men into
pigs
This describes a source based more on facts and information
objective
“The computers at school are old dinosaurs”
metaphor
This appeal has to do with making an argument at the right time
kairos
What was the boy’s alibi
He was at the movies
How does Odysseus avoid falling prey to the sirens’ song
He ties himself to the mast of the ship
This describes a source based more on personal opinions and beliefs
subjective
“We were ghosts wandering around the house”
metaphor
Telling a story is one way of making this appeal
pathos
Which juror attacks Juror #8 right before intermission
Juror #3
What is the name of the prophet Odysseus meets in the underworld
Tiresias
This term means putting source material into your own words
“The loud buzzing of the cell phone disrupted the class”
onomatopoeia
Using a celebrity endorsement is an example of this appeal
ethos
What small detail convinces the jury that the old woman couldn’t have seen the murder
She wore glasses
What was the name of Odysseus’ dog
Argos
If a source does not have an author, what should a writer put in parentheses
the article title
“It was Hope that rescued me from the brink of despair”
personification