Canons of Rhetoric
Ethos, Pathos, & Logos
MLA Format
100

What are the 5 canons of rhetoric?

Inventio

Dipositio

Elocutio

Memoria

Actio

100

What is ethos?

Building credibility

100

What size should the margins of the paper be?

1 inch except for the upper right header, which should have a 0.5 margin.

200

What canon of rhetoric is used when someone is creating the syntax of their speech?

Elocutio

200

What persuasive appeal is used when someone uses emotion in their argument?

Pathos

200

What 4 components are included in the header of a piece of writing?

Name

Teacher's Name

Class Name

Date

300

Who created the 5 canons of rhetoric?

Cicero

300

What kind of reasoning is used in logos arguments?

Deductive

300

What font and font size should writing be in MLA format?

Times New Roman

12 point font