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Using credible facts, reasons and examples to move toward a sensible conclusion is:Read the answer and worked solution →Ethos, pathos and logos together are known as the:Read the answer and worked solution →A passage arranged from the earliest event to the most recent uses:Read the answer and worked solution →A passage that places the most recent material first uses:Read the answer and worked solution →A profile of a building or public space is usually organised by:Read the answer and worked solution →A passage built around several specific subjects within one subject uses:Read the answer and worked solution →The situation and circumstances that surround a subject are its:Read the answer and worked solution →The single aspect of a subject a profile chooses to reveal is called its:Read the answer and worked solution →An immediate, firsthand account of an event by someone connected to it is a:Read the answer and worked solution →A secondhand account that analyses or interprets an event is a:Read the answer and worked solution →A summary or digest of primary and secondary material is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Using similar grammatical constructions across phrases for effect is:Read the answer and worked solution →Repeating a key word or phrase to stress it is the technique of:Read the answer and worked solution →The set of information referencing a single source used in research is a:Read the answer and worked solution →A writer's reason for creating a piece, such as persuading readers, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the reading termsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the persuasion appealsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the passage gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the passage wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Fact or feelingRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the source typesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Reading bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The literal dictionary meaning of a word is its:Read the answer and worked solution →The implied feelings or associations a word carries are its:Read the answer and worked solution →A writer choosing 'thrifty' rather than 'stingy' is working with the words':Read the answer and worked solution →Language that suggests special meanings or effects beyond the literal is called:Read the answer and worked solution →A direct comparison between two unlike things is a:Read the answer and worked solution →An indirect comparison using the words 'as' or 'like' is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Saying a menu has 'a million things' on it is an example of:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Using credible facts, reasons and examples to move toward a sensible conclusion is:

  1. Bathos
  2. Logos
  3. Pathos
  4. Ethos
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Correct answer: B. Logos

1. Information carries the argument. 2. It leads to a sensible conclusion. 3. It is logos. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, rhetoric and reading chapters._

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Ethos, pathos and logos together are known as the:

  1. Rhetorical accents
  2. Rhetorical accounts
  3. Rhetorical appeals
  4. Rhetorical answers
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Correct answer: C. Rhetorical appeals

1. They are methods of persuasion. 2. Three of them are named. 3. They are the rhetorical appeals. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, rhetoric and reading chapters._

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A passage arranged from the earliest event to the most recent uses:

  1. Chromatical order
  2. Categorical order
  3. Conditional order
  4. Chronological order
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Correct answer: D. Chronological order

1. Time sets the sequence. 2. The earliest comes first. 3. It is chronological order. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, rhetoric and reading chapters._

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