Name:_______________________
To Kill a Mockingbird: Atticus’ Argumentation and
Rhetorical Appeals
1. Find examples of the use of logos, pathos, and ethos throughout Atticus’ speech. Be sure to indicate which
(logos, pathos, ethos) Atticus is using for his appeal.
2. Which rhetorical appeal (logos, pathos, or ethos) did Atticus seem to use most? How effective was his choice?
Explain.
3.
How does Atticus use (or not use) the five elements of argumentation (hook, claim, evidence, counterclaim,
rebuttal)?
4. Identify the rhetorical devices used in the underlined passages (irony, anaphora, repetition, antithesis, paralipsis,
allusion, rhetorical question, analogy, parallel structure, hyperbole, understatement). What is the effect of
each?
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7.
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8.
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9.
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10.
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11.
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12. Find an additional one for a bonus point!