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Ethos, Pathos, Logos Test Review

(This is worth 75 points! If you complete this, you should do well on


the test!)

Define Ethos: (use your own words DO NOT COPY AND PASTE)
Ethos would be the persuasion that involves credential evidence.
Basically something with a trustworthy backup.
Define Logos: (use your own words DO NOT COPY AND PASTE)
Logos would be the persuasion that involves logicality. It would be
something you would believe in because it logically makes sense.
Define Pathos: (use your own words DO NOT COPY AND PASTE)
Pathos would be the persuasion that involves emotion. Something
that would affect the way you feel about the subject would persuade
you to make a certain choice.
Find one image that symbolically represents pathos and paste it

here:
Find one image that symbolically represents ethos and paste it here:
Find one image that symbolically represents logos and paste it here:
This advertisement clearly displays which two rhetorical devices?
Explain:
Logos: The product would obviously clean any type of staining
problem.
Ethos: It shows Total cleaning detergent, a trustworthy cleaning
company.
This advertisement clearly displays which two rhetorical devices?
Explain:
Logos: Its a no-brainer that smoking is bad for you.
Pathos: It warns the viewer of the dangers of smoking, making them
afraid.
This advertisement clearly displays which two rhetorical devices?
Explain:
Pathos: The dots represent cavities, which people would not want.
Ethos: It shows Crest, which is a popular toothpaste.
This advertisement heavily relies on which rhetorical device? Why?
Pathos: Dale relates to the locals in Alabama to get his vote.
Ethos: He is many things, some of which being an officer and a
Marine in Vietnam.
This advertisement relies heavily on which two rhetorical devices?
Why?
Ethos: It shows Peta, a famous animal rights organization.
Pathos: It shows a puppy, which can relate to many people as they
have a pet.

This advertisement heavily relies on which two rhetorical devices?


Explain:
Pathos: It talks to democrats to vote for Obamas sake.
Ethos: Democrats.org provide credential backup, as they are reliable
for the knowledge of democratic situations.
This advertisement heavily relies on which two rhetorical devices?
Explain:
Pathos: It shows a child with a deformed head, which can affect
people emotionally.
Logos: It is logical to not go fast while driving, for everybodys sake.
This advertisement is Not one of the rhetorical devices. Which one?
Why?
Pathos: It talks about victims who are suffering human trafficking.
Logos: It has statistics and facts.
He had meant the best in the world, and been treated like a doglike a very bad dog. She
would be sorry somedaymaybe when it was too late. Ah, if he could only die
TEMPORARILY!
This is an example of which rhetorical device? Explain:
Pathos: It talks about someone being treated poorly, which will
result in sympathy.
To be sure, all this costs us all a good deal of money. This years space budget is three times
what it was in January 1961, and it is greater than the space budget of the previous eight
years combined. That budget now stands at $5,400 million a yeara staggering sum, though
somewhat less than we pay for cigarettes and cigars every year.
This is an example of which rhetorical device? Explain:
Logos: It has information discussing the amount of money for the
space budget.

John is a forensics and ballistics expert working for the federal government for many years
if anyones qualified to determine the murder weapon, its him.

This is an example of which rhetorical device? Explain:


Ethos: It provides background information about the person, making
them trustworthy.

Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to
Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation
can and will be changed."
This is an example of which rhetorical device? Explain:
Pathos: The speakers attitude and words can move people in an emotional standpoint.

"My three decades of experience in public service, my tireless commitment to the people of
this community, and my willingness to reach across the aisle and cooperate with the
opposition, make me the ideal candidate for your mayor."
This is an example of which rhetorical device? Explain:
Ethos: The information makes the speaker credible for becoming mayor, as they have
had public service and commitment to people in the community.

In 2010, as [Obamas] recovery program kicked in, the job losses stopped and things began
to turn around. The recovery act saved or created millions of jobs and cut taxes for 95 percent
of the American people. And, in the last 29 months, our economy has produced about 4 1/2
million private sector jobs.
This is an example of which rhetorical device? Explain:
Logos: It has statistical information, about the months, percentage, etc.

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