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**Question 1:**
How does the use of logos help Anthony achieve her purpose?
**Answer:**
It lists the specific rights guaranteed to all people, including women, mentioned in the Constitution.
**Question 2:**
Which rhetorical appeal is present in this sentence from W.E.B. Dubois's "The Talented Tenth"?
**Answer:**
Logos, because Dubois lists numbers that support the value of education.
**Question 3:**
What effect does the use of antithesis have on Kennedy's idea that "the world is very different now"?
**Answer:**
It emphasizes the contrast between America in 1961 and American in 1776.
**Question 4:**
Which rhetorical appeal is present in this sentence from W.E.B. Dubois's "The Talented Tenth"?
**Answer:**
Pathos, because Dubois uses emotionally charged words to describe his feelings on inequality.
**Question 5:**
Rhetorical devices are tools that help a writer or speaker support their appeals and achieve their purpose.
**Answer:**
True.
**Question 6: Essay Response**
Here is an essay response on how Lincoln used rhetoric to support and develop his central idea in the Gettysburg Address:
**Essay Response:**
In the Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln's central idea was that the sacrifices made by those who died in the Civil War were essential in protecting the rights guaranteed to all men in the Declaration of Independence. Lincoln used ethos to establish his credibility and the moral gravity of the occasion, beginning his speech by referencing the historical context: "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." This appeals to the audience’s respect for the founders and the principles upon which the nation was built. Furthermore, Lincoln used pathos to evoke a sense of solemnity and respect for the fallen soldiers, stating, "The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract." This evokes an emotional response, urging listeners to honor the soldiers’ sacrifices by continuing their unfinished work. Additionally, Lincoln utilized the rhetorical device of repetition for emphasis: "we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground." This repetition underscores the impotence of mere words compared to the actions of the soldiers, further galvanizing the living to rededicate themselves to the cause of a unified nation. Together, these rhetorical strategies underscore the significance of the soldiers' sacrifice and galvanize the living to continue their work for a united and free nation.
**Question 7: Matching**
**Match each rhetorical appeal with its correct definition:**
Match Term Definition
- Ethos: B) An appeal to ethics, credibility, or a moral purpose
- Logos: A) An appeal to logic or reason
- Pathos: C) An appeal to the audience's emotions
Read the excerpt from Susan B. Anthony's speech to persuade lawmakers to secure women's right to vote. Answer the question that follows.
The preamble of the Federal Constitution says:
"We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.
How does the use of logos help Anthony achieve her purpose?
It lists the specific rights guaranteed to all people, including women, mentioned in the Constitution.
It gives the audience facts about how many more male citizens vote than female citizens.
It explains the reasons why the Constitution does not apply or relate to voting rights.
It mentions the dates the preamble was written to show its meaning has changed over the years.
Question 6(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(02.04 MC)
Read the excerpt from W.E.B. Dubois's "The Talented Tenth" and answer the question that follows.
And so they did begin; they founded colleges, and up from the colleges shot normal schools, and out from the normal schools went teachers, and around the normal teachers clustered other teachers to teach the public schools; the college trained in Greek and Latin and mathematics, 2,000 men; and these men trained full 50,000 others in morals and manners, and they in turn taught thrift and the alphabet to nine millions of men, who to-day hold $300,000,000 of property.
Which rhetorical appeal is present in this sentence?
Ethos, because Dubois presents reasons why something is morally right or wrong
Logos, because Dubois lists numbers that support the value of education
Pathos, because Dubois makes the audience feel sad about a lack of education
There is no rhetorical appeal present in this passage
Question 7(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(02.04 MC)
Read the excerpt from President John F. Kennedy's 1961 Inaugural Address. Answer the question that follows.
We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom—symbolizing an end as well as a beginning—signifying renewal as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forbears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago.
The world is very different now.
What effect does the use of antithesis have on the his idea that "the world is very different now"?
It emphasizes the contrast between America in 1961 and American in 1776.
It clarifies the definition of the word "forbears."
It sheds light on all of the negative feelings he has about the world.
Question 8(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(02.04 MC)
Read the excerpt from W.E.B. Dubois's "The Talented Tenth" and answer the question that follows.
And so we come to the present—a day of cowardice and vacillation, of strident wide-voiced wrong and faint-hearted compromise; of double-faced dallying with Truth and Right.
Which rhetorical appeal is present in this sentence?
Ethos, because Dubois lists the accomplishments that make him a credible speaker
Logos, because Dubois provides statistics on the numbers of people who believe in truth
Pathos, because Dubois uses emotionally charged words to describe his feelings on inequality
There is no rhetorical appeal present in this sentence
Question 9 (True/False Worth 2 points)
(02.04 LC)
Rhetorical devices are tools that help a writer or speaker support their appeals and achieve their purpose.
True
False
Question 10 (Essay Worth 10 points)
(02.04 HC)
Read the excerpt from President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Then, respond to the prompt that follows.
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Lincoln's central idea was that the sacrifice of those who died in the Civil War made it possible to protect the rights that were guaranteed to all men in the Declaration of Independence.
In a well-written paragraph of 5-7 sentences, explain how Lincoln used rhetoric to support and develop his central idea. Your response should:
—state the central idea of The Gettysburg Address
—identify and explain at least one rhetorical appeal Lincoln used to support his central idea
—identify and explain at least one rhetorical device Lincoln used to support his central idea
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Question 11 (Matching Worth 3 points)
(02.04 LC)
Match each rhetorical appeal with its correct definition.
Match Term Definition
Ethos A) An appeal to logic or reason
Logos B) An appeal to ethics, credibility, or a moral purpose
Pathos C) An appeal to the audience's emotions
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