RHETORICAL APPEALS REVIEW

Ethos

100

Ethos is the appeal...

What is the appeal to credibility?

200

An example of an appropriate time for a speaker or writer to have a more loud and energetic tone to their audience would be...

Answers may vary (Rally, motivation, etc)

300

Two ways to create an effective ethos are...

What is: (1)Being knowledgeable about your topic, (2)be fair, (3) build a bridge to your audience, (4)demonstrate professionalism?

400

This famous Greek philosopher named the appeal to credibility ethos...

Who is Aristotle?

Pathos

100

Pathos is the appeal to...

What is the appeal to beliefs and emotions?

200

How might Mother Jones's letter be considered a Pathos appeal?

ANSWERS WILL VARY.

300

Name two ways to ways that give your writing an effective pathos appeal...

What is: (1) Using concrete language, (2)specific examples, (3) using narratives, (4) using words/metaphors/analogies

400

Using narratives to appeal to pathos can become illegitimate and nonbeneficial when...

It distracts the reader from the main argument (by getting too emotional, private, sentimental, self indulgent, or dramatic)

Kairos

100

Kairos is the appeal to...

What is the appeal to the timeliness of your argument?

200

The symbol for Kairos is...

Clock

300

Give an example of how to use Kairos by giving a topic and appropriate time to talk about it...

Answers may vary

400

How might the Mother Jone's "Letter to the President" be considered a Kairos appeal?

ANSWERS WILL VARY.

Logos

100

The symbol for logos appeal....

Brain

200

Logos is the appeal to...

What is the appeal to logic?

300

What sorts of evidence might you see in a logos appeal

Numbers, statistics, research, studies, lots of organization.

400

Why might the letter "The First Americans" be considered a logos appeal?

ANSWERS WILL VARY