Ethos, Pathos, or Logos?
"How could anyone with eyes, ears, and a heart ever get used to seeing this?"
Pathos
Correct or Incorrect?
Let's go to the show with the Jamisons.
Correct.
Letter From Birmingham Jail
I Have a Dream
I've Been to the Mountaintop
The Other America
Define: etymology
the study of word origins
Josephine Baker's profession.
Singer, dancer.
"World Famous Author: Neil Gaiman"
Ethos
Correct or Incorrect?
A friend gave me a ride to work; my car was in the shop.
Correct. These are related, independent clauses; a semicolon is a good choice.
Dr. King speaks out against police brutality that disproportionately affects black Americans. What movement today echoes Dr. King's desire to speak out against racism and injustices perpetrated by the police?
The Black Lives Matter movement.
You may agree or disagree with regard to how you feel about the movement, but its aims and goals with regard to highlighting racism and violence echo those of Dr. King during the Civil Rights Era.
Define: cohesion
The way things hold together; taking many parts and making a single, unified whole
The art of efficient, persuasive writing or speech.
"Reyes Syndrome is a rare, but serious, disease that can cause swelling in the liver and brain."
Logos
Simple, Compound, Complex, or Compound/Complex?
Jane waited for the bus in the rain.
Simple. It's just one independent clause, though it does have two prepositional phrases.
Where was the March on Washington held?
Washington, D.C. (in 1963)
Define: concise
efficient and sparing use of language; saying just enough and no more than that.
Who was the Letter from Birmingham Jail written to?
White moderate Christian religious leaders who had spoken out against Dr. King. and the protests he was a part of.
"Injustice is a threat to justice everywhere. [...] Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. [...] Anyone who lives in the United States can never be considered an outsider." -MLK, Jr.
Logos
(There is an expectation that you follow the logical reasoning to arrive at the conclusion that Dr. King had every right to be in Birmingham protesting even if that was not his home state.)
Simple, Compound, Complex, or Compound/Complex?
I want to see the show, but I also want to visit my aunt.
Compound.
This is the typical construction of a compound sentence with a coordinating conjunction ("but" in this case) used to connect two independent clauses.
According to MLK, Jr., when, if ever, should you break the law?
If the law is unjust.
Define: invigorate
to instill with life or energy
Explain the difference between Josephine Baker's life in France and her life in the United States.
She did not have to worry about segregation in France. In the U.S., in spite of her fame, she was forbidden from staying at some hotels and and couldn't eat in some restaurants, among other indignities suffered during the era of segregation.
In the Christina Perri song "I believe," she wants you to believe that everything will be alright. Which appeal does she use here?
"‘cause I’ve been where you are before,
And I have felt the pain of losing who you are..."
Ethos.
She is telling you that she is credible (believeable) because she's been there, she knows how bad it gets. In other words, her experience makes her credible, so it's a form of ethos where the speaker relates to the audience and uses that connection for credibility.
Simple, Compound, Complex, or Compound/Complex?
If it rains, it rains.
Complex.
One dependent clause ("If it rains") and one independent clause (it rains") makes for a complex sentence
Other than his role in the Civil Rights Movement, what was the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s job?
King was a Baptist minister.
Acceptable: minister, preacher, pastor.
Define: antithetical
opposed to; exactly the opposite of
Give an example of a compound, complex sentence that uses a colon and a semicolon.
Anything that works!
Example:
He gave me this warning: "Don't go to the island at night; if you do, bring a flashlight and a friend for support."