SPOT THE SPIN
(Identify the rhetorical appeal or device being used.)
(Identify the rhetorical appeal or device being used.)
“As a Harvard-trained economist, I can assure you this policy will work.”
Answer: ethos
This rhetorical appeal depends on the audience trusting the speaker.
Answer: ethos
This appeal targets emotions such as fear, pride, guilt, or hope.
Answer: pathos
This appeal uses logic and evidence.
Answer: logos
The rhetorical concept of choosing the perfect moment to say or do something for maximum effect.
Answer: Kairos
“Every minute we wait, another acre of rainforest disappears.”
Answer: kairos
Name two ways a speaker can establish credibility.
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Answer: By citing credentials, experience, expertise, reputation, and shared values.
Identify the emotion targeted:
“If you don’t vote, you’re letting your country down.”
Answer: guilt (Pathos)
True or False: Opinions are part of logos.
Answer: False.
Why does kairos make arguments stronger?
Answer: People are more likely to care at the right moment.
Example: Review your notes now, and tomorrow’s test will feel easier,” Mrs. Carr said immediately after a difficult History lesson.
Teens who sleep at least 8 hours score 15% higher on exams.”
Answer: logos
Is a social media influencer promoting a health product without medical training an example of ethos? What problem does this create?
Please write your answer.
No, a social media influencer promoting a health product without medical training is a weak or false ethos because they lack credibility.
Name one emotion pathos might use.
Answer: Fear, sadness, joy, anger, hope, guilt, etc.
What makes logos strong?
Answer: Facts, data, research, evidence.
Name the Device and explain why it is being used.
“He caught the ball and a cold.”
Answer: zeugma
“Caught” works two different ways (literal and figurative).
“The soldier returned home to an empty house and a broken heart.”
Answer: pathos
True or False: Anyone can have strong ethos even if they lie.
Answer: False
Why do charities show sad pictures?
Answer: To make people feel sympathy (pathos).
Why are statistics important in arguments?
Answer: They provide proof.
Create a sentence using zeugma about schoolwork and emotions, then explain the effect.
"She conquered her homework and her fear of math", this means she was able to complete her homework because she conquered her fear of math and was able to understand.
“He took her advice and her wallet.”
Answer: What is zeugma?
Why does saying your job help build ethos?
Answer: It shows experience and credibility.
You have to answer all the questions completely to receive full credit.
If we don’t find the missing game console by tonight, the whole gaming club will miss the tournament! Picture everyone’s disappointment and frustration as their chance to win disappears. I have checked every classroom, and the evidence shows it is likely in the library.”
Questions:
Main appeal: ____________________
Evidence: ______________________________________
Does another appeal appear? Which one and why? ____________________
Answer: Pathos, “Picture everyone’s disappointment and frustration…”Logos (“Evidence shows it is likely in the library”)
Why are cause-and-effect relationships important in logos?
Answer: They show logical connections between actions and outcomes.
Double Power
During finals week, a student posts: “We’re buried in homework and stress.” Explain the zeugma and kairos that are being used?
Zeugma → “buried” connects to two meanings
Kairos → It’s posted at the perfect (stressful) time