Rhetorical Appeals

Question 1

Rhetorical appeals allow your reader/listener to do all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

write a narrative

Question 2

Using logos is inappropriate when trying to convince people that climate change is a problem.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Which device would develop both ethos and logos?

Accepted Answer

references to experts

Question 4

Convince people to pick up litter. Which rhetorical appeals would be the MOST effective?

Accepted Answer

pathos and logos

Question 5

Win the election for class president. Which rhetorical appeals would be the MOST effective?

Accepted Answer

ethos, pathos, and logos

Question 6

Using pathos is appropriate in an advertisement promoting animal adoption.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Which device would develop both logos and pathos?

Accepted Answer

syntax

Question 8

Which rhetorical appeal uses emotions to evoke feeling in a reader/listener?

Accepted Answer

pathos

Question 9

If a writer wants to develop pathos, what device should the writer choose?

Accepted Answer

connotative diction

Question 10

Which rhetorical appeal uses credibility to support a speaker/writer’s message?

Accepted Answer

ethos

Question 11

If a writer wants to develop logos, what device should the writer choose?

Accepted Answer

cause and effect

Question 12

Convince your significant other not to break up with you. Which appeals are MOST effective?

Accepted Answer

ethos and pathos

Question 13

It doesn't matter where facts/statistics come from in a writing so long as they are present.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

Which device would develop both pathos and ethos?

Accepted Answer

humor

Question 15

Effective speakers and writers use a variety of rhetorical appeals in their writing.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Convince your parents to buy you a car. Which rhetorical appeals would be the MOST effective?

Accepted Answer

logos and ethos

Question 17

If an essay is poorly written, the ethos of the writer is negatively impacted.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

If a writer wants to develop ethos, what device should the writer choose?

Accepted Answer

specialized language

Question 19

Which rhetorical appeal uses logic to elicit reasoning in a reader/listener?

Accepted Answer

logos

Question 20

The preparedness of a speaker develops his/her ethos.

Accepted Answer

True

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