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Intro to Rhetorical Strategies (Be our Guest)

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8 questions

Instructions

Choose the best answer for each question. You may use your rhetorical analysis (Be Our Guest) notes. 

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Which is an example of a rhetorical question?

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Watch this video about the three rhetorical tools: pathos, logos, and ethos:

(Need more help or prefer to read? Khan Academy has a good summary of the three tools.)

Now match a definition AND an example to each tool:

Definition 1: Aims to convince you by establishing someone's credibility, knowledge or experience. 🤓
Definition 2: Aims to convince you by appealing to logic or reason. 📈
Definition 3: Aims to convince you by making you feel a strong emotion, such as fear 😨, anger 😠, or pity 😭.
Example 1: "Please donate money to Anytown's dog shelter. There are so many innocent dogs there, and without funding, they could be put down!"
Example 2: "Extra Clean toothpaste is used by more dentists than any other toothpaste. Buy it today!"
Example 3: "Jury, you must acquit this man. He has a serious injury to his leg, so he cannot possibly have jumped over that fence."

Ethos
Pathos
Logos

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Pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie or neither? 😋
"I've been hosting Thanksgiving at my house for years, so I can tell you that everyone loves pumpkin pie. Trust me, it's a winner!"

This is a(n)...

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Best way to prepare potatoes? 🥔
"9 out 10 chefs prefer roasted potatoes to mashed. You can't argue with those stats!"

This is a(n)...

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What is the most overrated side at Thanksgiving? 🥗
"Green bean casserole is clearly the most overrated side. It is slimy, unmistakeably salty, and bland in taste. It honestly make me want to throw up. Doesn't it make you want to, too?"

This is a(n)...

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What's your take on the debate above?

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Rhetorical Strategies help a speaker/writer to

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If a speaker makes a reference to a work of literature or a person/event from history in order to aid the audience's understanding, he/she is using