This argumentative appeal is based on drawing an emotional response from the reader.
What is Pathos?
100
Arthur Miller wrote this play as an allegory of this.
What is the Communist witch hunts of the 1950s?
100
To justify the colonists' separation from the tyrannical British state.
What is The Declaration of Independence?
100
This is a traditional story that explains a natural phenomenon, an aspect of human behavior, or a mystery of the universe.
What is a myth?
100
The Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
This argumentative appeal is based on credibility of the writer or speaker, or what society believes is right or wrong.
What is Ethos?
200
He would not sign the document at the end of the play, as his name was all he had left.
Who is John Proctor?
200
To warn a congregation to seek God's forgiveness before it is too late.
What is "From Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?"
200
The Great Buzzard created mountains and valleys by flapping its wings against the ground in this myth.
What is "How the World was Made?"
200
Speech to the Second Virginia Convention
Who is Patrick Henry?
300
This appeal is based on logic.
What is Logos?
300
Giles claimed that this man had his daughter accuse George Jacobs of witchcraft so he could buy his land.
Who is Putnam?
300
To convey the horrific conditions of being a slave.
What is "From the Life of Olaudah Equiano?"
300
A turtle saves a woman and tree and becomes an island in this myth.
What is "The Sky Tree?"
300
The Crisis, No. 1
Who is Thomas Paine?
400
"If you’re still unsure, please consider that my advanced degree and field work speak for themselves."
What is Ethos?
400
Mary Warren claims this woman sent a spirit to choke her when Mary refused to give her bread and cider.
Who is Sarah Good?
400
To encourage the colonists to continue fighting the war, as God is on their side.
What is "From the Crisis, No. 1?"
400
The cricket could be considered a symbol of this Native American myth.
What is "From the Way to Rainy Mountain?"
400
Upon the Burning of Our House
Who is Anne Bradstreet?
500
"Private demand for the product has tapered off for the past three years, and this year’s sales figures are at an all-time low. It’s time to research other options."
What is Logos?
500
Reverend Parris believes that rioting in this town may cause people in Salem to carry out similar protests.
What is Andover?
500
To acknowledge the acceptance of a terrible loss when one has God to turn to.
What is "Upon the Burning of Our House?"
500
A theme of this myth could be: "If someone gets hurt, they will hurt others just as badly or worse."