Question

What is an anecdote?(1 point)
Responses

a statement someone makes
a statement someone makes

a perspective on a topic or idea
a perspective on a topic or idea

a personal story shared for effect
a personal story shared for effect

a reason for writing a text

What is an author’s point of view?(1 point)
Responses

their perspective on a topic or idea
their perspective on a topic or idea

their reason for writing a text
their reason for writing a text

a statement they gave that is quoted directly
a statement they gave that is quoted directly

a personal story they share

Why do authors use rhetoric when writing informational texts?(1 point)
Responses

to appeal to a reader’s sense of logic
to appeal to a reader’s sense of logic

to convince a reader that their perspective is reasonable
to convince a reader that their perspective is reasonable

to complicate their subject matter
to complicate their subject matter

to appeal to a reader’s emotions

Match the type of rhetoric with its definition.(2 points)
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ethos
logos
pathos
deductive reasoning
inductive reasoning
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Which rhetorical technique is most common in informational writing?(1 point)
Responses

logos
logos

kairos
kairos

ethos
ethos

pathos

Answer 1

1. What is an anecdote?
**Response:** a personal story shared for effect

2. What is an author’s point of view?
**Response:** their perspective on a topic or idea

3. Why do authors use rhetoric when writing informational texts?
**Response:** to convince a reader that their perspective is reasonable

4. Match the type of rhetoric with its definition:
- **ethos**: Appeals to credibility and ethics
- **logos**: Appeals to logic and reason
- **pathos**: Appeals to emotions
- **deductive reasoning**: Logic that concludes specific ideas from general principles
- **inductive reasoning**: Logic that concludes general ideas from specific observations (this one you have already selected)

5. Which rhetorical technique is most common in informational writing?
**Response:** logos