A. the author or speaker was of good mind and character.
B. the author or speaker was emotionally involved in the topic at hand.
C. the author or speaker has provided proper logic and evidence in support of his topic.
D. the author or speaker maintained the appropriate critical distance from the topic.
Related Mcqs:
- A writer can establish ethos in a piece of writing by doing which of the following ?
A. Using informal language
B. Demonstrating a mastery of the topic
C. Appealing to the reader’s emotions
D. Using logic and reason - Which of the following offers the best description of the concept of ethos ?
A. Ethos refers to a writer’s presentation of character and image.
B. Ethos refers to a writer’s ability to present evidence.
C. Ethos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire action in readers.
D. Ethos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire emotional responses in readers. - Ethos is important to establish in which of the following types of arguments ?
A. Emotional arguments
B. Political arguments
C. Deductive arguments
D. Inductive arguments - Which of the following is true about the target audience for John Saffin’s pamphlet ?
A. African Americans
B. White public of Plymouth
C. White public of Massachusetts
D. Native Americans - In Chaucer’s “The Miller’s Tale,” why would the miller’s determination to speak following the knight appear unsettling to the 14th century audience ?
A. The knight had not finished his tale.
B. The miller did not ask politely.
C. A member of the clergy should have spoken next.
D. The miller was far beneath the knight in social order, so the miller should have deferred to the person who ranked above him. - Identify the writer who first used blank verse in English poetry ?
A. Sir Thomas Wyatt
B. William Shakespeare
C. Earl of Surrey
D. Milton - By which religious writer was Joyce most clearly influenced ?
A. Thomas Aquinas
B. William Bradshaw
C. John Foxe
D. William Tyndale - Which writer(s) is/are associated with the Irish Literary Revival ?
A. George Russell
B. J.M. Synge
C. W.B. Yeats
D. All of the Above - Who is the writer of ‘Harold’ ?
A. George Bernard Shaw
B. A. Lord Tennyson
C. Christopher Marlowe
D. William Shakespeare - Who is the writer of Book The Alchemist?
A. Napoleon Hill
B. Newton
C. Paulo Coelho
D. Helen FroweSubmitted by: Masood Ahsan