Parts of An Argument
This is the part of an argument that seeks the attention of the audience.
What is the "hook"?
"He bears him like a portly gentleman" is an example of this literary device.
What is "simile"?
This is the appeal where the author uses emotional word choice or descriptions to manipulate the audience's feelings.
What is "pathos"?
This part of the argument moves from one idea to another.
What is "Transition"?
This part of the argument supports the claim; sometimes it comes from a different source.
What is "evidence"?
"Tybalt, liest thou there in thy bloody sheet?" is said by Romeo when he is at Juliet's side in the tomb. A translation of this would be?
This is the appeal where the author uses a person's or institution's credibility to gain the trust of the audience.
What is "Ethos"?
This is the translation of "Thus with a kiss I die" (5.3.120).
What is "So, I die with a kiss"?
This part of the argument is one sentence that explains what the argument is and what the position is that it is taking.
What is "the claim" or "big claim"?
"Death lies upon her like an untimely frost / Upon the sweetest flower of all the field" (4.5.28-29) is an example of this literary device.
What is "personification" or "simile" or "metaphor"(for the one that can argue it correctly).
This is the word given to describe the speaker's attitude towards the subject of the text.
What is "tone"?
Bonus Q: This is the feeling the audience gets when reading/experiencing a text.
What is "mood"?
This part of the argument presents what the opposition believes.
What is "counterclaim"?
What is "personification"?
"If... then" reasoning, statistics, and facts are all examples of this appeal.
This is the part of the argument where the author asks the audience to do something different, something now.
What is "Call to Action"?
This part of the argument explains why the opposition is wrong.
What is "rebuttal"?
This is the translation of the following line into modern English: "Make haste. The bridegroom he is come already" (4.4.28).
What is "Hurry. The groom is already here."
Bonus Question: This is the feeling the audience gets when reading/experiencing a text.
What is "mood"?
"Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, / Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty. / Thou are not conquered. Beauty's ensign yet / Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks..." (5.3.93-96) is translated as...
What is "Death, that has sucked the honey of your breath, / has had no power upon your beauty. / You are not yet conquered. Beauty is yet in the crimson of your lips and cheeks"?