Ethos, Logos, or Pathos?
Rhetorical Techniques
Vocabulary Words
Author's Purpose
Background Knowledge
100

"Our greatest primary task is to put people to work. . . It can be accomplished in part by direct recruiting by the Government itself, treating the task as we would treat the emergency of a war. . ."

-FDR

What is logos?

100

“ the withered leaves of industrial enterprise lie on every side”

-FDR

What is metaphor?

100

formally renounce a position

What is abdicate?

100

What was King's main purpose in giving the "I Have a Dream" speech?

To tell people that African Americans should not be denied their civil rights, and encourage others to be relentless in their non-violent fight for freedom.

100

This crisis was happening when FDR was inaugurated.

What is the Great Depression?

200

"If I read the temper of our people correctly, we now realize as we have never realized before our interdependence on each other; that we can not merely take but we must give as well. . ." 

-FDR

What is pathos?

200

"No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream."

-MLK

What is allusion?

200

being open and honest

What is candor?
200

Why did MLK include the metaphor of a "bad check" in paragraph 4 of his speech?

It emphasizes that African Americans have been cheated the civil rights that the nation owes them.

200

This is the cause Martin Luther King, Jr. was fighting for.

What is Civil Rights?

300

"I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. And some of you have come from areas where your quest — quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution. . ."

-MLK

What is pathos?

300


“In the field of world policy I would dedicate this Nation to the policy of the good neighbor--the neighbor who resolutely respects himself and, because he does so, respects the rights of others-- the neighbor who respects his obligations and respects the sanctity of his agreements in and with a world of neighbors.”

-FDR

What is repetition?

300

the controlled behavior or situation that results from  training

What is discipline?

300

What was FDR's main purpose or goal in giving his first inaugural address? 

to inspire confidence in the American people, get them to trust him, and make them hopeful for the future

300

This major court decision in 1955 ended segregation in schools.

What is Brown v. Board of Education?

400

“They have asked for discipline and direction under leadership. They have made me the present instrument of their wishes.” 


-FDR

What is ethos?

400

“Nature still offers her bounty and human efforts have multiplied it. Plenty is at our doorstep, but a generous use of it languishes in the very sight of the supply.”


-FDR

What is restatement?

400

involving or requiring strenuous effort

What is arduous?

400

Why did MLK include the following line in his "I Have a Dream" speech?

"You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive."

To encourage his audience to continue working towards equality in spite of the suffering that they endured.

400

In addition to being a speaker and Civil Rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. also held this job.

What is a pastor?

500

"When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. "

-MLK

What is ethos?

500

"Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends." (CHOOSE 2!)

-MLK

What is metaphor and allusion?

500

possible to do easily or conveniently.

What is feasible?

500

What is Roosevelt's purpose for bringing up "the American spirit of the pioneer" in his speech?

He wanted to emphasize the value of interdependence and the hard work that would be necessary to solve the problem of the Great Depression.

500

FDR became bound to a wheelchair as an adult because of this.

What is polio?

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