Rhetorical Situation
In SOAPSTone the “S’s” stand for this.
What is Speaker/ Subject
The three main rhetorical appeals.
What is Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Allusion
What is a reference to a well-known person, event, literary work, or myth.
Name the three types of essays (FRQs) on the exam.
What is Synthesis, Rhetorical Analysis, Argument
The types of evidence can you use in the argument essay.
What is Personal examples, Current events, events from history, things from books
"The stadium roared to life." Identify the literary device and its effect.
Personification.
It gives the inanimate stadium a human-like quality (roaring), suggesting the sudden and intense excitement and energy of the crowd within.
What is the people the speaker had in mind when they wrote the text
The audience of a text
Name that rhetorical appeal:
An advertisement showing a doctor recommending a certain brand of toothpaste is primarily relying on this appeal.
What is ETHOS
Hyperbole
What is obvious exaggeration to emphasize a point
The amount of time you have total for the FRQs.
What is 2 hours and 15 minutes
The number of sources you need to use on the synthesis essay to earn a score of 3 or higher on Evidence & Commentary.
What is 3
After a major hurricane causes widespread devastation, someone might say, "Well, that was a bit of a breeze." What term is used?
Verbal Irony OR Understatement
The three things do you need to consider when determining the author’s purpose?
What is what the speaker wants the audience to
THINK
FEEL
DO
A charity appeal that tells a personal and moving story about someone in need is primarily using this appeal.
What is Pathos
Juxtaposition
What is putting two contrasting elements together
The amount of time you have for the MCQ section
What is 60 minutes/one hour
In order to earn the point, your thesis statement MUST be ________.
What is Defensible
This fallacy is the "FOMO" of logic; it insists that a claim is true simply because it’s trending, effectively trading valid evidence for a headcount.
Bandwagon Fallacy
The definition of exigence
What is whatever prompts the speaker to deliver this message at this time - “the thing that excites or frustrates the speaker”
This is a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person, often used to illustrate a point or make an audience connect on a personal level.
What is anecdote
Parallelism
What is the use of the same/similar grammatical structure in a sequence of phrases or sentences
The items are you allowed to bring with you into the exam?
What is - A charged Chromebook, A (non-smart) watch
This argumentative strategy involves acknowledging the validity of a portion of an opponent's viewpoint
What is concession?
This rhetorical device employs a parallel grammatical structure to place two contrasting ideas in close proximity, creating a "balanced" effect that highlights a clear difference or conflict.
Antithesis
To identify this, a reader must look past what is being said and analyze the author’s attitude toward the subject, often revealed through specific diction and syntax.
Tone
This fallacy misrepresents an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack.
What is Straw Man fallacy
Oxymoron
What is a combination of contradictory terms
The amount of MCQs.
What is 45
One way you can earn the sophistication point
-Show complexities/ tensions
-Acknowledge concessions and counterarguments
-Clearly understand the rhetorical situation
-Consistent, vivid, persuasive style
This fallacy occurs when an author introduces an irrelevant side-issue to divert attention from the actual topic under discussion.
Red Herring