Persuasive Trio Challenge

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is about the three pillars of rhetoric – Pathos, Ethos, and Logos. It’s a structured activity where students are prompted to define each rhetorical device and provide an example that illustrates how it is used in argumentation or persuasion. Pathos is associated with emotional appeal, Ethos with ethical appeal or the credibility of the speaker, and Logos with logical appeal or the use of reasoning. By asking for definitions and examples, the worksheet encourages students to actively engage with these concepts and consider their application in communication.

The “The Persuasive Trio Challenge” is teaching students the fundamental principles of rhetorical persuasion. Each section of the worksheet is dedicated to one of the rhetorical devices, pushing students to articulate not just what each term means, but also how it functions in practice. By providing examples, students demonstrate their understanding of how these modes of persuasion operate in real-life scenarios. The exercise is designed to build students’ analytical and critical thinking skills, enabling them to both recognize and employ these devices in their own persuasive writing and speaking.