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Multiple Choice
In cognitive psychology, an appeal to logos is an appeal to ____.
A
the audience's values
B
logic and reasoning
C
emotions and feelings
D
the credibility of the speaker
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Understand that 'appeal to logos' is a term used in rhetoric and cognitive psychology to describe a method of persuasion.
Recall that there are three main types of appeals: ethos (credibility), pathos (emotions), and logos (logic).
Identify that 'logos' specifically refers to appealing to the audience's sense of logic and reasoning.
Recognize that the other options—audience's values, emotions and feelings, and credibility of the speaker—correspond to different types of appeals (pathos and ethos).
Conclude that an appeal to logos is an appeal to logic and reasoning.