Ethos
The ethos appeal focuses mainly on this...
What is credibility, trust, or character.
This rhetorical appeal focuses on the audience’s _____.
What are emotions and feelings?
When an author presents a LOGOS appeal, they are providing ____________.
What are facts, data, or logical reasoning?
“The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.”, is an example of this human trait-giving figurative device.
What is personification?
Patrick Henry argues that the choice before the colonies is between what two things?
What is liberty and death?
In Patrick Henry’s speech, he builds ethos at the beginning, acknowledging others before sharing his opinion to...
What is showing respect to establish credibility or trust?
In “Let’s Stop Using Pennies!”, the author describes how pennies are frustrating and slow people down in stores. This shows the author is using emotional language to ______.
What is make readers feel annoyed or frustrated so they agree with the argument?
Henry argues that the British have no other enemies in the colonies. What logical point is he making?
A) That Britain’s fleets and armies are meant for the colonists
B) That Britain will eventually leave the colonies alone
C) That the colonists are too weak to resist
D) That Britain seeks peace above all
Answer: A) That Britain’s fleets and armies are meant for the colonists
“The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms!” is an example of this exaggerative figurative language.
What is hyperbole?
What method does Henry say has failed for the last ten years in dealing with Britain?
What is petitioning, remonstrating, and supplicating?
Which quote from Henry’s speech best shows ethos?
“Give me liberty or give me death!”
“No man thinks more highly than I do…”
“Our chains are forged!”
“We must fight!”
What is “No man thinks more highly than I do…”?
In Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death, the line “Give me liberty or give me death!” is meant to make listeners feel how the speaker values freedom. This shows that the author is trying to ______
What is make the audience feel strong emotions to persuade them?
Which detail from Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death best shows logos?
A. “Give me liberty or give me death!”
B. “Our chains are forged!”
C. “We have petitioned; we have remonstrated…”
D. “Almighty God!”
What is C. “We have petitioned; we have remonstrated…”?
“…listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. This implies that false hope acts like a siren’s song, luring people to destruction. This is an example of_______.
What is simile?
Henry asks, “Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction?” What is he trying to convince the House to do?
A) Wait patiently for Britain to change
B) Take immediate action to resist oppression
C) Write more petitions
D) Avoid conflict at all costs
Answer: B) Take immediate action to resist oppression
Which detail from “Let’s Stop Using Pennies!” best shows the author building ethos (credibility) with the reader?
A. “They weigh down pockets and change purses.”
B. “Each penny costs about 1.8 cents to make.”
C. “Pennies are a complete commercial nuisance.”
D. “Isn’t it high time we stopped this foolish waste?”
What is “Each penny costs about 1.8 cents to make.”?
Which detail from “Let’s Stop Using Pennies!” best shows the author using pathos?
A. “Each penny costs about 1.8 cents to make.”
B. “Pennies date back many years…”
C. “They slow service and frustrate customers.”
D. “The United States Treasury produces coins.”
What is C. “They slow service and frustrate customers.”?
Which detail from “Let’s Stop Using Pennies!” best demonstrates logos?
A. “Pennies are a nuisance.”
B. “They frustrate customers.”
C. “Each penny costs about 1.8 cents to produce.”
D. “Pennies have been around for years.”
What is C. “Each penny costs about 1.8 cents to produce.”?
Henry uses the metaphor of a “lamp of experience.” What is he comparing experience to?
What is a lamp that guides one’s path?
Henry describes British forces as “cover[ing] our waters and darken[ing] our land.” What is the effect of this imagery in his argument?
A) It makes the British seem weak
B) It emphasizes the threat and urgency for action
C) It praises Britain’s power
D) It shows that war is avoidable
Answer: B) It emphasizes the threat and urgency for action
Which statement best explains how an author can strengthen ethos in a persuasive text?
A. By using exaggerated emotional language to excite the audience
B. By including reliable facts, respectful tone, and showing knowledge of the topic
C. By repeating the same idea many times
D. By asking a lot of rhetorical questions
What is B. By including reliable facts, respectful tone, and showing knowledge of the topic?
Which statement best explains how pathos strengthens an argument?
A. It provides only factual evidence
B. It builds the author’s credibility
C. It connects to the audience’s emotions to motivate action
D. It explains the historical background
What is C. It connects to the audience’s emotions to motivate action?
Which of the following is an example of Henry using historical evidence and reasoning to support his argument?
A) “Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston!”
B) “We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; and we have prostrated ourselves before the throne!”
C) “Give me liberty, or give me death!”
D) “An appeal to arms and to the God of hosts is all that is left us!”
Answer: B) “We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; and we have prostrated ourselves before the throne!”
“Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston!” This figurative example, also known as ___________, engages the sense of hearing, making oppression feel immediate and real
What is imagery?
Henry claims that war is inevitable. Which rhetorical strategies does he use to convince the House that fighting now is necessary?
What are repetition, vivid imagery, appeals to pathos and ethos, and historical examples?