Rhetoric
What are the three main rhetorical appeals that we covered in class? *hint* authors/speakers use them in order to have a strong argument or speech.
What is Logos, Ethos, and Pathos?
What does CER stand for?
What is:
Claim
Evidence
Reasoning?
What is dialogue?
Conversation or how characters interact with one another.
What is a simile?
What does the word 'Pokémon,' an abbreviation of the Japanese term 'Poketto Monsutā,' mean?
Pocket Monsters.
Provide two examples of Logos.
Acceptable answers:
What are graphs? What are statistics? What is research? What are quotes? What are surveys?
What is a claim?
A claim is the main point or argument that an author is trying to make.
What is an antagonist?
Antagonist is the evil villain of the story.
What is imagery?
Images and senses.
What is Sailor Moon's real name in English?
Serena.
Serena is the English name, Usagi is the Japanese name and Bunny is the German name.
What is rhetoric?
The art and study of using language either spoken, written, or visual that effectively and persuasively used to inform, mnotivate, or influence the audience.
What is evidence?
Evidence is used to support the author's claim. This can come in the form of facts, statistics, graphs, quotes, and so on.
What is the protagonist of a story?
The main character or good guy.
What is symbolism?
Objects or phrases that represent.
Name the band that made this song:
"Cemetery Gates"
Pantera
Where did the term Rhetoric come from?
What is Greece?
What is Reasoning?
Reasoning is a statement that connects the explanation to the claim. It's how the author is able to connect their evidence to the claim.
Name the main elements of the plot pyramid
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, and Resolution.
What is connotative vs. denotative ?
Denotative means the literal meaning of a word or definition.
Connotative is figurative.
What year did Arizona officially become a state?
1912.
Name a powerful speech that uses rhetoric and provide examples.
Answers may vary.
What is a thesis statement?
A single sentence or two that states the main idea or positioning of a topic.
Define each of the elements of the plot pyramid.
Exposition is the beginning of the story where characters and setting are introduced.
Rising Action is where events begin to get exciting.
Climax is the most exciting part of the story.
Falling Action is where the story begins to slow down.
Resolution is where the story ends.
Explain what a hyperbole is in your own words.
A hyperbole is an exaggeration.
In the season 1 premiere, "Friendship is Magic", the ponies had to wander through the scary Everfree
Forest, which pony helped the group overcome their fear by singing and laughing?
Pinkie Pie.