What say you?
Appeals
Rhetorically Speaking
Rhetoric Everywhere
100

A commercial for Doritos during the Superbowl.

What is Kairos?

100

Cry for the little unborn babies. Feel for their souls. 

What is Pathos?

100

The environment of a larger set of actors. 

What is the Rhetorical Ecology? 

100

Gun Control. Abortion. Fast Fashion. Obesity. College Safety. 

What is Exigence? 

200

The end goal for Project #4.

What is Exigence? 

200
It is the mayor's position that his plan to combat homelessness is to deem the homeless as being a "psychiatric crisis"  and employing involuntary hospitalization is the best solution. 

What is Logos?

200
Former President John F. Kennedy's speech when he said..."Ask not what your country can do for you--Ask what you can do for your country."  

What is Rhetor?

200

The placement of a commercial during the Superbowl for a new (free) fantasy football game. 

What is Kairos? 

300

What one stakeholder might strategically use with another for the purpose of persuasion. 

What is Pathos?
300

Your biased opinion of President Joe Biden before he delivers the State of the Union Address. 

What is Situated Ethos?

300

A speech by the dorm's Residential Assistant regarding leaving trash on your roommate's bed. 

What is Rhetorical Situation? 

300

First, the college president will discuss the new policy regarding TikTok. A bit later in his speech, he will highlight Texas Tech University's 100 years. 

What is Arrangement?

400

In Stasis Theory, this is what you want all stakeholders to achieve as a means to move toward policy.


What is Identification?

400

All presidents of the United States of America should be trustworthy and credible when they deliver information to the American people. 

What is Ethos?

400
My instructor is not approachable. 

What is Rhetorical Distance?

400

"All insects have six legs; therefore, all wasps have six legs." It is what you might conclude from this logic.

What is Enthymeme?

500

A politician who uses ethos, logos, and pathos in a speech to inspire Americans to vote.

What is a Rhetor?

500

The New York Times should be trusted because of the tone and attitude their writes convey toward Vice President Kamala Harris. 

What is Invented Logos? 

500

Credibility. Emotion. Logic. 

What is Rhetorical Appeals?

500

All Americans should stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. 

What is Mythos?