Ethos
This is the definition of ethos.
What is the character and credibility of the speaker.
This is the definition of pathos.
What is the emotion of the audience.
This is the definition of logos.
What is the reasoning and logic of the argument.
This is the correct spelling of your Rhetoric teacher's last name.
What is MYERS.
This is the definition of an enthymeme.
What is an abbreviated syllogism, or a logical statement with a missing premise.
These are the three aspect of ethos.
This is one way a speaker can bring pathos into a speech.
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"I saw 6 swans that were white, therefore all swans are white." This is an example of this kind of reasoning.
What is inductive.
This is the definition of sophistry.
What is the manipulative use of rhetoric for selfish gain.
This is one reason why rhetors should use enthymemes.
What is to be more concise and persuasive.
What is possessing genuine care for others, wanting good for them.
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This is an example of using "historical example" to make an argument.
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What is common opinion.
This is one way that enthymemes can be dangerous.
What is they can conceal a hidden premise that is untrue or misleading.
Misspelling your teacher's name in an email can poorly reflect on your ethos by showing a lack of this aspect of ethos.
What is goodwill because you did not care enough to take the time to spell their name correctly.
(Also, practical wisdom because it is unwise to not check your spelling).
What is when pathos is not guided by reason, or logos.
This kind of argument uses a fictional story, often involving imaginary characters like animals, to illustrate a point in a real life situation.
What is fable.
"Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there" is a slogan that uses pathos in this way.
What is State Farm wants the audience to feel safe and protected and known.
Either you are a potato or you are not human. You are a potato.
What is you are not human.
This is what Aristotle said is "almost the whole of persuasion."
What is ethos.
Metaphor is one way a speaker can use pathos because does this in the mind of the audience.
What is "paint a picture" or creates an image or "brings before the eyes" an emotional image.
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away" is an example of this.
What is a maxim.
This is Aristotle's definition of rhetoric.
What is "the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion."
This is the missing premise in the following enthymeme:
This task is difficult because it is work.
What is work is difficult.