Rhetoric

Question 1

Ethos

Answer 1

(“character”) refers to the way the speaker/writer’s reputation, their credibility, knowledge, trustworthiness, can heighten the strength of an argument.

Question 2

Pathos

Answer 2

Pathos (“experience” or “suffering”) refers to the way a speech appeals to the audience’s basic human emotions, e.g. fear, pity and joy.

Question 3

Logos

Answer 3

Logos (“word”) refers to the way logic and facts are used to build a better understanding of the correctness of the speaker/writer’s message.

Question 4

Direct Address

Answer 4

involves the use of a person’s name or title to address a remark or a question directly to that person

Question 5

Anecdote

Answer 5

a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

Question 6

Fact

Answer 6

a thing that is known or proved to be true.

Question 7

Opinion

Answer 7

a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

Question 8

Repetition

Answer 8

the action of repeating something that has already been said or written

Question 9

Rhetorical Question

Answer 9

relating to or concerned with the art of rhetoric.

Question 10

Hyperbole

Answer 10

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Question 11

Statistics

Answer 11

the study and manipulation of data, including ways to gather, review, analyse, and draw conclusions from data

Question 12

Tricolon

Answer 12

use of three phrases in succession, with all three constructed in the same pattern