Question

Read the following examples. Match each example with the rhetorical appeal it describes.

Match Term Definition
You would like to adopt a puppy from an animal shelter. You tell your parents that a puppy would make you happy and could provide you with companionship so you don't feel lonely. A) Logos
You would like a new phone. You do your research and compile a list of features of specific phones, the cost of the phone and service, and statistics relating to needing a phone to make emergency calls. B) Ethos
You would like to convince your friends to volunteer with you at a local food bank. You tell them that helping others is the right thing to do and that experts say students who volunteer are more successful adults. C) Pathos

Answer 1

The matches for the rhetorical appeals described would be: A puppy for companionship appeals to pathos; phone features research appeals to logos; and convincing to volunteer due to ethical considerations appeals to ethos.

Step-by-step explanation:

The examples provided correspond to different types of rhetorical appeals used in persuasive writing and speaking. In your examples:

1. The appeal to adopt a puppy by mentioning happiness and companionship is an appeal to pathos. This is because it evokes emotions of joy and the desire not to feel lonely.
2. When presenting research about a new phone and its features, along with the necessity for making emergency calls, you are using logos. This appeal is based on logic and reasoning, through the use of facts and statistics.
3. In persuading your friends to volunteer at a food bank by mentioning that it is the right thing to do, and citing experts who associate volunteering with future success, ethos is being employed. This appeal relies on credibility and ethical considerations.

Therefore, the matches would be:

• A puppy would make you happy (pathos) - C) Pathos
• New phone features and emergency call statistics (logos) - A) Logos
• Volunteering is the right thing to do (ethos) - B) Ethos

Answer 2

1. C (pathos)

2. A (logos)

3. B (ethos)

Step-by-step explanation:

In 1. you tell your parents to adopt a puppy from a shelter and the puppy would make you happy and you would feel lonely without it (use of emotions to make a point)

In 2. you use actual statistics such as how much the phone would cost and etc.

In 3. you talk to your friends that to help others is a good thing to do and experts say students who volunteer are more successful as adult (morals).