Persuasive Appeals

To argue well, understanding rhetoric and knowing about the persuasive appeals is a must. The better you understand these things, the more effective your arguments will be.

Learn to win every argument and write papers your teachers will love by studying the persuasive appeals carefully and putting them into practice. Test your knowledge with this quiz to see how much you've learned.

Created by: Leah Keys Stahl of ESL 220 Class Wiki
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  1. What is the best definition of the word "rhetoric"?
  2. What are the three main persuasive appeals?
  3. Pick the answer that best expresses how the persuasive appeals are used in writing.
  4. Which of the appeals is used to persuade primarily through logic?
  5. Which of the appeals is used to persuade through the use of emotion?
  6. Which of the appeals relies on the reputation, character, and credibility of the writer?
  7. What kind of evidence represents logos most accurately?
  8. Which of the following represents the appeal of ethos most accurately?
  9. Which represents the appeal of pathos most accurately?
  10. Which of the following best explains the goal of pathos?
  11. Which of the following best explains ethos?
  12. Which of the following best explains logos?
  13. Which is an example of logos?
  14. Which is an example of ethos?
  15. Which is an example of pathos?
  16. Select the best definition of kairos.
  17. Select the best definition of mythos.
  18. Select the best definition of nomos.
  19. How are kairos, mythos, and nomos used? Select the best answer.
  20. Which of the following statements about the persuasive appeals is the most true?

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