Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

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  1. Of the forms of rhetoric, which primarily uses logic to persuade?
    • Logos
    • Ethos
    • Pathos
    • Logos appeals to the mind of the reader. It uses logic and reason to persuade.
  2. Of the forms of rhetoric, which primarily uses emotion to persuade?
    • Ethos
    • Pathos
    • Logos
    • Pathos is appeal based on emotion. Advertisements tend to be pathos-driven.
  3. Of the forms of rhetoric, which relies solely on the reputation of the speaker?
    • Pathos
    • Logos
    • Ethos
    • Ethos is appeal based on the character of the speaker.
  4. Which is an example of Ethos?
    • Send us money or you're killing children in Africa!
    • We've been doing business for 200 years...
    • Our planes are designed with speed in mind; they can travel the SPEED OF LIGHT!!!
    • This statement makes the reader assume that the company knows what they're doing based on the fact that they've been around a long time, which give the company a good reputation.
  5. Which is most likely an example of Pathos?
    • A beer commercial that has nothing to do with beer.
    • A company document
    • A research paper
    • Beer commercials usually make you laugh and have nothing to do with the actual quality of the beer or the reputation of the company. This is an obvious use of Pathos to sell a product.
  6. Which is most likely an example of Logos?
    • A beer commercial that has nothing to do with beer.
    • We've been doing business for 200 years...
    • This new technology is the best because of its versatility, usability, etc...
    • This explains the logic behind buying the product. Showing the product's Logos.
  7. When an advertisement appeals to your feelings, and not to your logic, it is an example of...
    • Stupidity
    • Pathos
    • Ethos
    • Pahos appeals to your emotions, and doesn't always have to do with your logic or reason.
  8. Which is better rhetoric?
    • Ethos
    • Pathos
    • Logos
    • None of the above
    • All of the forms of rhetoric are used for different things, and are all "separate but equal"
  9. When a piece of literature appeals to your mind and explains things to you logically, it is using its...
    • Ethos
    • Pathos
    • Mind
    • Logos
    • Logos is when a rhetoric makes logical sense.
  10. Which of the following is not a type of rhetoric?
    • Ethos
    • Pathos
    • Logos
    • A speech
    • None of the above
    • Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are forms of rhetoric, and a speech is a way in which these forms of rhetoric are portrayed.

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