Final Exam Review Spring 2021

Topic or Theme? "Finding love is more important than success"

Claim or Evidence? "According to the American Health Association, peanut butter is a great source of protein."

Topic or Theme? "Love"

Identify the rhetorical appeal.

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.

Claim or Evidence? "Air Jordan's are the coolest shoes on the market."

Claim or Evidence? "Summer is the best season."

The subject of a piece of writing.

Cause someone to do something through argument.

What the author says about the topic, the author's message.

Identify the rhetorical appeal.

Topic or Theme? "Family"

A rhetorical appeal that uses facts or logic

State or assert that something is true.

Topic or Theme? "Family will always be there for you when you need them."

Claim or Evidence? "The temperatures in summer, on average, are much higher than any other season."

A rhetorical appeal that uses emotions

What does it mean to evaluate?

Claim or Evidence? "Peanut butter is a terrific snack."

A rhetorical appeal that uses a celebrity or expert

A claim made to contradict a previous claim.

Invalid or faulty reasoning in an argument

What is evidence?

Claim or Evidence? "According to the chart, 3X as many Air Jordan's sold last year than any other type of shoe."

Identify the rhetorical appeal.

a contradiction or statements and ideas that are opposed to each other.