An anecdote is a personal story shared for effect.
What is an anecdote?(1 point)
a personal story shared for effect
a personal story shared for effect
a reason for writing a text
a reason for writing a text
a perspective on a topic or idea
a perspective on a topic or idea
a statement someone makes
a statement someone makes
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What is an author’s point of view?(1 point)
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their reason for writing a text
their reason for writing a text
their perspective on a topic or idea
their perspective on a topic or idea
a personal story they share
a personal story they share
a statement they gave that is quoted directly
Responses
their reason for writing a text
their reason for writing a text
their perspective on a topic or idea
their perspective on a topic or idea
a personal story they share
a personal story they share
a statement they gave that is quoted directly
An author’s point of view is their perspective on a topic or idea.
Why do authors use rhetoric when writing informational texts?(1 point)
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to complicate their subject matter
to complicate their subject matter
to convince a reader that their perspective is reasonable
to convince a reader that their perspective is reasonable
to appeal to a reader’s emotions
to appeal to a reader’s emotions
to appeal to a reader’s sense of logic
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to complicate their subject matter
to complicate their subject matter
to convince a reader that their perspective is reasonable
to convince a reader that their perspective is reasonable
to appeal to a reader’s emotions
to appeal to a reader’s emotions
to appeal to a reader’s sense of logic
Authors use rhetoric when writing informational texts to convince a reader that their perspective is reasonable.
Match the type of rhetoric with its definition.(2 points)
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ethos
logos
pathos
deductive reasoning
inductive reasoning
A. logic that concludes specific examples from genera; principles
B. an appeal to authority and credibility
C. logic that concludes general ideas from specific observations
D. an appeal to logic
E. an appeal to emotion
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ethos
logos
pathos
deductive reasoning
inductive reasoning
A. logic that concludes specific examples from genera; principles
B. an appeal to authority and credibility
C. logic that concludes general ideas from specific observations
D. an appeal to logic
E. an appeal to emotion
Here are the matches for the types of rhetoric with their definitions:
- ethos - B. an appeal to authority and credibility
- logos - D. an appeal to logic
- pathos - E. an appeal to emotion
- deductive reasoning - A. logic that concludes specific examples from general principles
- inductive reasoning - C. logic that concludes general ideas from specific observations
Which rhetorical technique is most common in informational writing?(1 point)
Responses
kairos
kairos
pathos
pathos
ethos
ethos
logos
Responses
kairos
kairos
pathos
pathos
ethos
ethos
logos
The rhetorical technique most common in informational writing is logos.
Imagine that you are at the beach. You can observe sea urchins, clams, seaweed, and fish in the ocean. Which organisms will be more affected by the increasing acidity of the ocean?(1 point)
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sea urchins
sea urchins
fish
fish
clams
clams
seaweed
Responses
sea urchins
sea urchins
fish
fish
clams
clams
seaweed
Sea urchins will be more affected by the increasing acidity of the ocean. Ocean acidification primarily impacts organisms with calcium carbonate structures, such as sea urchins and clams, making them more vulnerable to changes in pH levels.
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