Rhetorical Appeals
Rhetorical appeals are used for this.
What is to persuade?
A statement showing your side of an argument.
What is a claim?
This app is used to share pictures instantly.
What is Snapchat?
This story was about a pilot who learned how to fly from a video game simulation.
What is "Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator?"
This is the name of the other 8th grade English teacher.
Who is Ms. Lierz?
The appeal to logic.
What is logos?
One sentence that includes all three reasons to support a claim.
What is a thesis statement?
Finish the statement: Duh duh duh duh duh.
What is "I'm loving it?"
This story is about Ruby Bridges being the first black girl to go to an all white school.
What is "Through My Eyes?"
This teacher went to Northeast high school.
Who is Ms. Stallworth?
The appeal to ethics.
What is ethos?
An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.
What is a counter argument?
This app is used to share videos that can be up to a minute long.
What is TikTok?
This is the only story we read that was written in the format of a poem.
What is "The Unknown Citizen?"
This teacher is married.
Who is Mrs. Sheets?
The appeal to emotion.
What is pathos?
Conclusions that are based on the relevant evidence.
What are reasons?
This is when Olivia Rodrigo got her driver's license.
This story is about a student newspaper being silenced.
What is "Freedom of the Press?"
This is the name of Ms. Stallworth's dog.
What is Peanut?
Making an appeal to sway another to believe or take action for something.
What is persuasion?
Meaningful facts or statements that can be proven true from reliable sources.
This rapper is known for her hit song Truth Hurts.
Who is Lizzo.
This story is about the ban on soda.
What is "Three Cheers for the Nanny State?"
This is the name of Mrs. Sheets dog.