English 9 - Rhetoric

Question 1

means the credibility of the person making the argument—or in other words

Answer 1

Ethos

Question 2

persuading with a person’s good reputation or trustworthiness.

Answer 2

Ethos

Question 3

is an appeal to our emotions—or in other words, persuading with emotion.

Answer 3

Pathos

Question 4

In many arguments, the best kind of ethos comes from an expert.

Answer 4

Ethos

Question 5

Changing the words made people identify with the old man and have an emotional response—in this case, pity.

Answer 5

Pathos

Question 6

Many celebrities probably know nothing about the products they are endorsing (they usually get paid to do it), but because people admire these celebrities, the celebrities’ ethos is effective in getting people to buy the products.

Answer 6

Celebrity Credibility

Question 7

Using celebrity endorsements

Answer 7

Ethos

Question 8

is an appeal to our abilities to use logic and reasoning—or in other words, persuading with logic.

Answer 8

Logos

Question 9

if you wanted to get advice about what medicine to take for a bad cold, you would probably trust a doctor more than your next-door neighbor.

Answer 9

Ethos

Question 10

Arguments with ______ use solid evidence to convince readers. This evidence often comes in the form of facts or statistics, since it is usually pretty hard to argue with numbers.

Answer 10

Logos