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Grade 9 Rhetoric and Propaganda
Rhetoric refers to:
  1. A question you do not expect an answer to
  2. Something that repeats over and over
  3. The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
  4. The part of your paper that explains your point of view
Grade 9 Rhetoric and Propaganda
Active listeners listen for the                  when another person is speaking
  1. vocabulary ideas
  2. beginning ideas
  3. difficult ideas
  4. central ideas
Grade 9 Rhetoric and Propaganda
Information backing up the claim is?
  1. Overgeneralization
  2. Evidence
  3. Illogical Conclusion
  4. Claim
  5. Personal Bias
Grade 9 Rhetoric and Propaganda
Critical thinking is
  1. a search for truth.
  2. establishing your beliefs on issues.
  3. determining which beliefs are plausible to the issue at hand.
  4. reverting or finding a solution to long-held beliefs.
Grade 9 Rhetoric and Propaganda
Effective listening is more than just                .
  1. talking
  2. practicing
  3. learning
  4. hearing
Grade 9 Rhetoric and Propaganda
This is Gus.

Gus has been at the local animal shelter for three days.

Did you know that a puppy that spends more than three days in a shelter is 10 times more likely to be euthanized before it reaches one year of age?

Don't let that happen to Gus.

Bring home Gus or another lonely shelter animal today.

Which statement describes how this advertisement incorporates pathos?
  1. The advertisement includes how long the dog has been in the shelter.
  2. The advertisement lists the benefits of adopting a puppy from the shelter.
  3. The advertisement suggests that the puppy in the advertisement will not live much longer.
  4. The advertisement discusses the importance of adopting animals from the shelter rather than puppy mills.
Grade 9 Rhetoric and Propaganda
Critical listeners listen for false reasoning in speeches which is called                  .
  1. logical thoughts
  2. logical listening
  3. logical fallacies
  4. logical ideas
Grade 9 Rhetoric and Propaganda
Often times, the                  of ideas in a conversation or speech signal important ideas.
  1. beginning
  2. misunderstanding
  3. unfamiliar
  4. repetition
Grade 9 Rhetoric and Propaganda
This is Gus.

Gus has been at the local animal shelter for three days.

Did you know that a puppy that spends more than three days in a shelter is 10 times more likely to be euthanized before it reaches one year of age?

Don't let that happen to Gus.

Bring home Gus or another lonely shelter animal today.

Which statement best explains why the advertisement includes a picture of the puppy?
  1. The picture helps the audience connect emotionally with the puppy.
  2. The picture fills up otherwise white space in the advertisement.
  3. The picture shows the audience the type of dogs that can be adopted.
  4. The picture incorporates a famous canine to help draw attention to the advertisement.
Grade 9 Rhetoric and Propaganda
Using the opinion of a well-known person is a logical fallacy called               .
  1. card stacking
  2. non sequitur
  3. bandwagon
  4. testimonial
Grade 9 Rhetoric and Propaganda
A logical fallacy known as                  is labeling something bad without giving evidence.
  1. name calling
  2. name testimonial
  3. begging the name
  4. glittering name
Grade 9 Rhetoric and Propaganda
experts and important people that support your side of the argument
  1. Claim
  2. Big Names
  3. Research
  4. Persuade
Grade 9 Rhetoric and Propaganda
Apple An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Studies show that eating just one apple a day significantly reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes in people over 60 years old.

Buy your Green Co. Apples today.


Which choice best explains how this advertisement appeals to logos?
  1. It includes the results of a medical study.
  2. It uses the name of a specific brand of apples.
  3. It describes the alternatives of not eating an apple.
  4. It provides information about the audience it is targeting.
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