Rhetoric and Appeals
50 Essays
In-class Discussions
"C" Words
Practice Round
100

This is the appeal to evoke emotion.

What is pathos?

100

This author was discussed during the first week of class and is known for persuading writers to improve their skills by reading more.

Who is Stephen King?

100

This film clip showed three men discussing whether or not to save a soldier who just lost all three of his brothers in combat. 

What is Saving Private Ryan?

100

There are three parts to a thesis statement: context, subject, and this word. 

What is claim?

100

This is the time that our class begins. 

What is 2:30pm?

200

According to our in-class discussions and readings, rhetoric is defined as this.

What is the art of persuasion?

200

In her essay titled this, Gloria Anzaldua discusses both the challenges and the beauty of being bilingual. 

What is "How to Tame a Wild Tongue"?

200

For a classroom activity, I asked each group to create one of these main parts of an academic essay based on several items in two different bags. 

What is a thesis statement. 

200

This is the part of the academic essay I described being like a triangle that restates the thesis and sums up the main points.

What is conclusion?

300

If you attend a reading by an author who wrote a book about how to eradicate homelessness, and they discuss in detail the horrors of being homeless and emphasizes their first-hand experience with being homeless, they are using these two appeals.

What are pathos and ethos?

300

This author discusses "murdering" the "angel" part of her identity in order to reclaim her agency. 

Who is Virginia Woolf?

300

In the acronym AXES, the X stands for this. 

What is example?

300

This is the last name of the author of 50 Essays.

What is Cohen?

400

If a person is using statistics and data to support their argument, they are using these types of proofs associated with logos. 

What are inartistic proofs. 

400

This author states in their essay: "In that first year, my first away from my hometown, I was to become thoroughly familiar with the language of fear. At dark, shadowy intersections, I could cross in front of a car stopped at a traffic light and elicit the thunk, thunk . . . of the driver -- black, white, male, or female -- hammering down the door locks."

Who is Brent Staples?

400

During class, we performed a rhetorical analysis of this young activist's speech at the United Nations. 

Who is Malala Yousafzai?

400

While discussing engaging with texts, I asked you to enter into this with the text, which allows you to create somewhat of a dialogue with the author.

What is conversation?