Rhetoric
What is Ethos?
Ethos is an appeal to ethics or credibility.
She kicked the soccer ball.
soccer ball
Does your first draft (rough draft) need to have perfect spelling, punctuation, and grammar?
no
What does ghastly mean?
frightful or scary
What is a simple predicate in a sentence?
the verb
What is Pathos?
Pathos is an appeal to emotion.
Identify the indirect object in the following sentence:
She bought the flowers for him.
him
What are you checking for when you proofread and edit your work?
You are looking for grammar, spelling and punctuation mistakes. You also may be checking formatting.
What does it mean to be appalled at something?
greatly dismayed or horrified
What is a rhetorical question?
It is a question that doesn't need to be answered.
What is Logos?
Logos is an appeal to logic.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
She placed the flowers on the table.
on the table
What does it mean to revise a work?
It means you are making large changes to the content and structure of your piece.
What does macabre mean?
strange
What does serenely mean?
peacefully
Is the following statement ethos, pathos, or logos?
In a recent study, 94% of women reported that they believe they will be personally responsible for their finances at some point in their lives.
Logos
Name the prepositions in the following question:
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
in and under
What is a technique you can use to revise your introduction and make it more interesting?
You can ask a rhetorical question.
You can also add an anecdote (personal story)
What does unanimous mean?
It means that everyone is in agreement.
What is the compound subject in the following sentence?
Maria and Anh are going to the movies.
Maria and Anh
Is the following statement ethos, pathos, or logos?
If you buy these shoes, you will be cool.
pathos
Name the direct and indirect objects in the following sentence:
She kicked the ball to him
direct: ball
indirect: him
What is a technique you can use in your conclusion to make it more interesting?
a call to action
What is a fresco?
A mural/painting on a wall.
What is the object pronoun in the following sentence?
She is talking to me.
me