English 104 - Argumentation and Critical Thinking » Winter 2023 » Quiz on Ch. 2-4 _Logos, Pathos, and Ethos

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Question #1
Since 1981, the Guess Company has been one of the top clothing lines in the U.S., known particularly for their jeans. Their 41 years of experience in sales is more than enough reason to trust this company as a high-quality brand.
A.   Pathos
B.   Ethos
C.   Logos
Question #2
A survey conducted by four researchers from Pennsylvania State University in 2016 found that 80% of men admitted to having cheated on their spouse within the first 4 years of marriage.
A.   Pathos
B.   Logos
C.   Ethos
Question #3
Animal owners and lovers mostly acknowledge that trophy hunting is cruel and barbaric punishment of living things. The photographs hunters post of their "conquest", such as the corpse of an elephant with his tusks carved off or the great King of the Jungle, the lion, lying helplessly in a pool of his own blood while the hunter proudly poses beside this magnificent beast is truly a difficult sight for most people to behold. Such images rightfully invoke anger in the audience that humanity is capable of such inhumanity. That's the ultimate irony.
A.   Pathos
B.   Ethos
C.   Logos
Question #4
Although Michael Moore is technically a high school drop out, his incredible work in the field of politics is undisputed. He has created numerous documentaries (one of which won an Academy Award!) on several problems in society, and his views have fast become considered expert opinion in academia.
A.   Ethos
B.   Logos
C.   Pathos
Question #5
According to dictionary.com, a housewife is a married woman who manages her own household. The definition then goes on to say that the woman in question makes her household her primary occupation. The fact that the word “occupation” is being used in this definition clearly shows how far our views of housewives have progressed. We now consider this choice a type of work that deserves respect from society.
A.   Pathos
B.   Logos
C.   Ethos

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