Rhetorical Appeals
Argumentative Writing
Vocab-Rhetorical Appeals
Scenarios
Vocab-Argumentative Writing
100
The three rhetorical appeals are
What is ethos, pathos, and logos.
100
What does A.P.E stand for?
What is Assertion, Proof, Explain?
100
The rhetorical appeal pathos
What is rhetor persuades an audience by making them feel certain emotions?
100
"I have to tell you that if you don't stop smoking, you're going to die, " said the doctor to her patient. In this scenario the rhetor is
What is the doctor?
100
A literary argument
What is a discussion in which reasons are put forward in support of and against a claim.
200
What is Pathos?
200
One purpose for an argumentative essay
What is:
To change a reader’s or listener’s point of view
To ask the reader or listener to take an action
To gain acceptance for the writer’s ideas about a problem or issue
200
The rhetorical appeal logos
What is attempts to persuade the audience by the use of arguments that they will perceive as logical.
200
"I have to tell you that if you don't stop smoking, you're going to die, " said the doctor to her patient. In this scenario, pathos is shown by
What is the rhetor trying to scare his patient by saying he is going to die?
200
In an argumentative essay, the introduction
What is an opening that grabs the reader’s attention while informing the reader of the claim?
300
What is logos?
300
The four elements of an effective argument
What is introduction and claim, supporting paragraphs, concession and/or refutation, and conclusion/call to action.
300
The rhetorical appeal ethos
What is perceived by the audience as credible (or not) ?
300
"I have to tell you that if you don't stop smoking, you're going to die, " said the doctor to her patient. In this scenario, ethos is used by
What is using a doctor as the rhetor who has credibility?
300
A counterclaim is
What is the writer’s arguments against opposing viewpoints
400
What is ethos?
400
In order to be considered valid, three elements that need to be present
What is: Central claim needs to be debatable.
The claim must be supported by evidence.
The writer needs to address the opposition by acknowledging counterclaims and the evidence supporting them
400
In a scenario, the rhetor
What is the party that is attempting to persuade ?
400
A woman pulls her car up to the Starbucks drive-through, and before she can even order her large cup of coffee, the voice on the other end of the speaker says, "Thank you for choosing Starbucks! May I interest you in a low-fat apple-banana bran muffin this morning, paired with a tall skinny soy latte?"
In this scenario, the rhetor and audience
What is Starbucks employee and the woman in the drive through?
400
In a conclusion, a call to action
What is a final challenge to the reader to take action
500
The audience and rhetor make up
What is rhetoric?
500
One reason why there is value in a college education and one reason why someone might not want to
What is better health, better job opportunities, higher wages, more knowledge, and more...
What is more debt, jobs that don't require a college degree, trade school plans, military bound, and more...
500
Rhetoric is defined as
What is the art of persuasion?
500
A woman pulls her car up to the Starbucks drive-through, and before she can even order her large cup of coffee, the voice on the other end of the speaker says, "Thank you for choosing Starbucks! May I interest you in a low-fat apple-banana bran muffin this morning, paired with a tall skinny soy latte?"
In this scenario, the act of persuasion
What is The Starbucks employee is attempting to persuade the woman to buy a muffin and a pricey coffee drink?
500
To be a successful conclusion, it
What is restate the major arguments in defense of a thesis (the claim)?