What is the Appeal?
More Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Definitions
Which is Which?
100

what appeal is this ad an example of?

Ethical (Ethos)

100

Why do we use Rhetorical Appeals?

A. To Deceive the Audience

B. To Argue with the Audience

C. To Persuade the Audience

C. 

100

Which appeal commonly tries to tug at the audience's heartstrings to persuade them?

Pathos

100

Is this ethos, pathos, or logos?

"The data is perfectly clear: this investment has consistently turned a profit year-after-year, even in spite of market declines in other areas."

Logical (Logos)

200

True or False: This is an example of Logos.


True!!!

200

Your brain is constantly eating itself. True or False?

True. This process is called phagocytosis, where cells envelop and consume smaller cells or molecules to remove them from the system.

200

Which appeal is this?

An advertisement that uses this will try to get you to see the company as reliable, honest and credible.

Ethos 

200

True or False

Giraffes are 30 times more likely to get hit by lightning than people

True, there are only five well-documented fatal lightning strikes on giraffes between 1996 and 2010. But due to the population of the species being just 140,000 during this time, it makes for about 0.003 lightning deaths per thousand giraffes each year.

300

True or False: This is an example of Pathos.

False - Ethos - Manny Pacquiao - world champion boxer chooses this drink. 

300

 A news report uses statistics about the decline in wildlife populations to argue for more conservation efforts. What rhetorical appeal is being used?

What is logos?

300

Which appeal commonly uses celebrities to persuade it's audience?

Ethos

300

Ethos, Pathos, or Logos?

"A speaker claims that "teen pregnancy has decreased in the last five years" by citing studies that show a significant decrease in teenage pregnancy."

Logos

400

which appeal is this an example of?:

Logical (Logos)

400

A speaker shares an inspiring personal story of overcoming illness to encourage others to be resilient. What rhetorical appeal is being used?

 What is Pathos?

400

Which is the definition of Logos? 

A. by appealing to the audiences emotions, the speaker or writer can make the audience feel sorrow, shame, sympathy, embarrassment, anger, excitement, and/or fear 

B. by appealing to an audience’s sense of reason and logic, the speaker or writer intends to make the audience think clearly about the sensible and/or obvious answer to a problem 

B

400

Ethos, Pathos, or Logos?

"As a former car mechanic for 10 years, I am pretty sure your car needs new brakes."

Ethos

500

Which appeal is this an example of?:


Emotional (Pathos)

500

Animals experience time in the same pace as humans do. True or False?

False. To smaller animals, the world around them moves more slowly compared to humans. Salamanders and lizards, for example, experience time more slowly than cats and dogs. This is because the perception of time depends on how quickly the brain can process incoming information. 


500

Which term matches this definition?

"by appealing to the audience's emotions, the speaker or writer can make the audience feel sorrow, shame, sympathy, embarrassment, anger, excitement, and/or fear."


Emotional (Pathos) 

500

Ethos, Pathos, or Logos?


"Better men than us have fought and died to preserve this great nation.  Now it is our turn to return the favor.  For God and country, gentlemen!"

Emotional (Pathos)