Q 1. What is the best antonym for credible?
Ans 1 dishonest
Q 2. Amy is trying to convince her mother to buy her a pair of $200 shoes. She says: "Mom, the shoes I have are really old and ugly. If I don't get these new shoes, everyone at school is going to laugh at me. I will be so embarrassed that I will want to die." What form of persuasion is Amy using here?
Ans 2 Amy is attempting to make her mother feel pity for her. If her mother feels bad enough for her, she will buy her the new shoes. Amy is thus using pathos to try to convince her mother to buy the shoes.
Q 3. Gareth is running for mayor. He tells his audience: "Under our current mayor, there have been 15,000 new cases of unemployment. If he stays in office, who knows how many more people will lose their jobs? The number could go up even higher. When I was the CEO of Magnatech, I helped to create over 1,000 new jobs. I can do the same thing for this city if you vote for me." Which form of persuasion is Gareth using here?
Ans 3. Gareth uses a combination of ethos, pathos, and logos to persuade his audiences.
Q 4. According to the passage, why can logos build ethos?
Ans 4 As stated in the passage use of logos can also increase a speaker's ethos; the more facts a speaker includes in his argument, the more likely you are to think that he is educated and trustworthy. An audience will be more likely to trust a speaker that uses facts, information, or other evidence in his argument.
Q 5. Which of the persuasion types do you find most effective? Why?
Ans 5 Application
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