Rhetorical Analysis
What does pathos mean?
Appealing to audience’s emotions, values, desires, hopes, fears, and prejudices
What is the role of the speaker in a text?
They create the text.
Who was Checkers?
Richard Nixon’s Dog.
What type of audience are you if you watch a presidential debate on Instagram?
Secondary/unintended audience
What would have more ethos: a climate report written by certified climatologists or a climate report written by General Motors?
A climate report written by certified climatologists
Who created the Rhetorical Triangle?
Aristotle
What type of natural disaster occurred in Japan (in the reactor article)? (Extra points if you can name both)
Tsunami, extra points if they get: earthquake, or vice versa
Which celebrity did Alexandra Petri imply looks like Barbie?
Taylor Swift
What rhetorical analysis approach does the “Of Mice and Men Cliffnotes” article use?
Pathos (humor)
What’s the difference between subject and purpose?
The subject is the topic, the purpose is the goal the speaker wants to achieve
Which airline was satirically titled as a “Fight or Flight Club?”
United Airlines
Which rhetorical approach does “Slow Food Nation” use to persuade the audience?
Logos
Which of the three appeals did Aristotle claim was the most important?
Ethos
What is the purpose of Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait?
Her purpose is to contrast a culture more attuned to natural forces with an industrialized and dehumanized one.
What baseball team did Lou Gehrig play for (up until he was diagnosed)?
New York Yankees
Who is the speaker in “Farewell Speech” by Lou Gehrig?
Baseball hero and ALS victim
Which rhetorical analysis approach would propaganda appeal to most?
Pathos
What is a “Persona”?
The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience
Where did J.D. Vance go to college and major?
Yale Law School
Which rhetorical approach does “For Teenager, Hijab a Sign of Freedom, Not Stricture” use to make its claim?
Ethos