The Essays
The first thing you should do when getting the rhetorical analysis prompt.
What is SPACE?
Catering towards the shared emotions of the audience.
What is pathos?
Ms. Dalness's dogs name
What is Goose?
Saying one tiny thing will spiral and lead to big consequences.
What is slippery slope?
Asking something to produce an effect not to get an answer.
What is rhetorical question?
The amount of sources needed per paragraph AND total for the synthesis essay.
2 per, 3 total
Using statistics or easy to follow steps.
What is logos?
These two rappers are currently fighting.
Who are Drake and Kendrick?
Simplifying the argument to two options.
What is either/or?
Referencing an outside literary sources that people would understand.
What is allusion?
The order of the essays on the exam and the recommended time for each.
Synthesis (40 + 15 min reading), Rhetorical Analysis (40 min), and Argument (40 min)
Sharing your experience or credentials.
What is ethos?
'Au' on the periodic table.
What is gold?
Attacking the person rather than attacking the argument.
What is ad hominem?
How authors put together sentences.
What is syntax?
The different categories you can choose from for evidence for the argumentative prompt.
What is Current Events, History, Outside Knowledge, Reading, Entertainment, Science/Sports.
The author's feeling towards the topic and how they show it.
What is tone and diction (word choice)?
The national holiday celebrated in all countries.
What is New Years?
Making a rushed conclusion without considering all the factors or variables.
What is hasty generalization?
Putting two opposite ideas side by side.
What is juxtaposition?
The template for thesis statements:
What is [Topic] [verb] [claim] by using/because [strategies]
The rhetorical appeals in this passage: Okay, so our options are pizza, sushi and Mexican. The last time we went out we had pizza, and although I love pizza, Antoinette is lactose intolerant, and we need to be mindful. She had a terrible stomach ache after dinner, and it would be such a bummer if she had to sit and watch us eat while she nibbled on a salad. We could do sushi as no one is allergic to that, but it’s really expensive. Plus, Wyatt has this thing about raw fish, and I don't want him to be uncomfortable—even if he just gets a spring roll. He’s our buddy, and we need to support his idiosyncratic nature.
What are ethos and logos?
The planets in order of closest to farthest from the sun.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (Pluto?)?
Saying something must be true because there is no evidence against it.
What is appeals to ignorance?
Arrangement of parts of sentence are similarly phrased.
What is parallelism?