{"id":"study-rhetorical-appeals-label-quotes","audience":"high-school","category":"studying","technique":"examples","track":"study","title":"Practice labeling rhetorical appeals in a speech","free":false,"task":"For AP Language, you want to practice spotting appeals in a speech. Get exactly 4 numbered lines, each quoting a short phrase from the speech exactly and labeling it with exactly one of Ethos, Pathos or Logos, plain text. Use each label at least once, follow Ms. Reyes's definitions, and don't write any analysis paragraphs.","materialLabel":"The speech excerpt and class definitions (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"AP LANG - Ms. Reyes - Rhetorical appeals practice\n\nCLASS DEFINITIONS:\n- Ethos: the speaker shows why they're credible or trustworthy (experience, shared values, character).\n- Pathos: appeals to the audience's emotions (fear, pride, sympathy, hope).\n- Logos: appeals to logic and evidence (numbers, facts, cause and effect).\nMs. Reyes: \"Label the phrase, not the whole paragraph. One appeal per phrase.\"\n\nSPEECH EXCERPT: Councilmember Rosa Delgado, Riverside City Council, arguing for a new bike lane on Elm Street (2025)\n\n\"I have ridden Elm Street to work every day for eleven years, and I have been a nurse at Riverside General for most of them. Last spring, a nine-year-old girl was hit while biking to school on that street, and I sat with her mother in the waiting room. Since 2020, there have been 14 crashes involving cyclists on Elm Street, more than on any other road in our city. Cities that added protected lanes on similar roads saw cyclist injuries fall by about half. We can wait for the next child, or we can act tonight.\"\n\nMy note: I think the \"nurse\" part is pathos because it's sad? Not sure.\n\nPractice due Thursday. In-class timed essay next Friday.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking for an analysis","why":"The AI writes a full rhetorical analysis essay, which is the work you're supposed to practice.","fix":"Ask for labels only: \"Quote a phrase, then one label.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not saying how many lines","why":"The AI picks its own number, and it usually picks more lines than you need.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 4 numbered lines.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Not giving exact labels","why":"The AI may label phrases with devices like 'anecdote' or 'repetition' instead of the three appeals.","fix":"Say: \"Label each exactly Ethos, Pathos or Logos, using each at least once.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"Not quoting exactly","why":"The AI paraphrases, so you can't find the phrase in the speech.","fix":"Add: \"Quote each phrase word for word.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total and it often lands 20% over.","fix":"Cap each line: \"phrase under 12 words, then the label.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it will be read","why":"AI formats for a screen, with bold and headings that show up as stray symbols in your notes.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Gives the three labels","patterns":["ethos.{0,15}pathos.{0,15}logos"]},{"label":"Says how many lines","patterns":["\\b(4|four)\\b.{0,25}line"]},{"label":"Asks for exact quotes","patterns":["quot","word for word","exact"]},{"label":"Rules out analysis","patterns":["no (analysis|essay|paragraph)","(don't|do not).{0,15}(analy|explain)","labels? only"]},{"label":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]}],"hint":"Practice works when you see a phrase and a label, nothing more. Give the AI the three labels, ask for exact quotes, and rule out the analysis you're meant to write yourself.","rubricLabels":["Each line quotes a short phrase that appears word for word in the speech and gives exactly one label: Ethos, Pathos or Logos","Each label is used at least once, and the labels fit the class definitions (for example, the 11 years riding and being a nurse are Ethos, the injured girl or 'wait for the next child' is Pathos, the 14 crashes or the injury drop is Logos)","Gives no analysis paragraphs, essay sentences or commentary beyond the quoted phrase and its label"]}