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Rhetorical Situation and Appeals Practice

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  • Q1
    Who created the appeals of rhetoric that we use today?
    Socrates
    Aristotle
    Caesar
    Plato
    60s
  • Q2
    What is rhetoric?
    The way people explain a topic
    The art of Language and Writing
    The art of writing well
    The art of writing or speaking persuasively or effectively.
    60s
  • Q3
    The audience, context, and purpose work together to make the
    rhetorical situation
    rhetorical appeals
    Aristotle's appeals
    rhetorical analysis
    60s
  • Q4
    What are the rhetorical appeals used for?
    how the argument appeals to, or sways the audience's opinion
    proving how valid the evidence is
    proving an expert opinion
    deciding facts
    60s
  • Q5
    What is the purpose of an argument?
    The point a speaker makes, or the objective of the speech or writing
    The facts an audience uses to understand
    Who listens to a speech
    The background needed to understand the work
    60s
  • Q6
    Who listens to a speech?
    The audience
    context
    the purpose of the speech
    60s
  • Q7
    Which audience is the purpose of an argument intended for?
    Secondary source
    Secondary audience
    The primary audience
    Primary souce
    60s
  • Q8
    Who hears an argument, even if the argument is not intended for them?
    Primary sources
    Secondary audience
    Secondary sources
    Primary audience
    60s
  • Q9
    Which appeal corresponds with an audience's logic?
    Ethos
    Logos
    Eros
    Pathos
    60s
  • Q10
    Which appeal corresponds with an audience's judgement of character?
    Eros
    Logos
    Pathos
    Ethos
    60s
  • Q11
    Which appeal corresponds with an audience's emotions?
    Logos
    Pathos
    Ethos
    Eros
    60s
  • Q12
    Why does an audience need context?
    It helps the audience understand true vs. false arguments
    It helps prove evidence to be true
    It helps keep an issue one-sided
    It helps them connect to the information and purpose of the speech.
    60s
  • Q13
    What is the most important rule of the Question Formulation Framework?
    Don't stop to judge, answer, or discuss questions
    Change statements to questions
    Write down every questions as stated
    Ask as many questions as you can
    60s
  • Q14
    What comes first in the rhetorical structure?
    The rhetorical situation
    The rhetorical appeals
    Surface Features of Rhetoric
    Organization, Structure, Form
    60s

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