Rhetorical Terms
Essay Conventions
Grammar/Syntax
Methods of Development & Fallacies
More Rhetoric
100
Explain TONE. (What is it?)
the attitude of the speaker/author toward the subject of the text
100
Your "hook" and "thesis" should appear in which paragraph of your essay?
introductory paragraph
100
Define SYNTAX
sentence structure; the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
100
Define "logical fallacy"
Logical fallacy is an error in reasoning
100
Name all of Aristotle's appeals:
ethos, pathos, logos (kairos for extra points)
200
What is concrete diction?
the use of words for their literal meanings and often refer to things that appeal to the senses
200
What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association
200
This is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone:
independent clause
200
Name four methods of development
Options include: narration, description, compare/contrast, classification, definition, process analysis
200
Define connotation:
the emotional feeling that a word evokes
300
What is ABSTRACT DICTION?
words that express ideas (things that are not tangible)
300
What is another name for "explaining your claims?" (usually located in the body paragraphs of your essay)
commentary
300
Define a compound sentence:
Two independent clauses (complete sentences) joined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOY)
300
Name that fallacy: oversimplifying your opponent's argument and making it ridiculous, and thereby easier to destroy
Straw Man Fallacy
300
Explain what a "rhetorical choice" is:
anything that an author/speaker chooses to do in terms of word choice, arrangement, syntax
400
Define EXIGENCE
the "spark" that moved the author/speaker to write the text
400
List four elements that make for strong body paragraphs:
Smooth transitions, concrete details (evidence), commentary, counterarguments, and direct quotations
400
What are the eight parts of speech in the English language?
Noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, interjection, preposition, conjunction
400
What is a "method of development"?
An organizational pattern in writing
400
How do you get awarded the "sophistication point" on the rhetorical analysis essay?
show originality of thought
demonstrate understanding of the complexity/tensions in the text
500
What are the elements of the rhetorical situation?
speaker, purpose, audience, context, exigence
500
Quote this sentence using proper MLA format: I never seem to have anything that if I lost it I'd care too much. (quote is taken from page 89 of The Catcher in the Rye)
"I never seem to have anything that if I lost it I'd care too much" (Salinger 89).
500
Write an original example of POLYSYNDETON.
Answers will vary.
500
Name that fallacy: A Texas school district recently ruled that teachers must teach "both sides" to the Holocaust.
False balance fallacy
500
Identify the elements of the rhetorical situation within this ad:
Answers will vary.