Rhetorical Appeals
An appeal that uses facts and statistics to make the audience think.
What is logos?
Two unlike things being compared using like or as.
What is a simile?
When something is used to stand for/is applied to/symbolizes, another thing.
What is a metaphor?
Asking something when the answer is only implied.
What is a rhetorical question?
Saying key words and/or phrases over and over again.
What is repetition?
An appealform created when an author uses a personal anecdote
What is pathos?
The deliberate overdoing of a situation. ex: He ate everything in the house.
What is a hyperbole/exaggeration?
Sharing a particular instance of personally encountering or undergoing something.
What is personal anecdote/story?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds.
What is alliteration?
Repeating the beginning of a phrase or word
Anaphora
When a speaker uses experts or other knowledgeable people
What is ethos?
A direct or indirect reference to somthing which is commonly known.
What is an allusion?
listing 3 things
What is a triad/tricolon?
Words whose pronunciation imitates the sound the word describes. Example: The water splashed onto the rocks.
What is onomatopoeia?
The use of opposites
What is antithesis
“I’ve studied the human heart for a lifetime and there’s something you should know, high cholesterol can lead to heart desease. - Dr. Robert Jarvik, inventor of the artificial heart
What is an example of ethos?
The use of words that mean the opposite of what you really think especially in order to be funny.
What is irony?
Listing a number of things
What is enumeration
Making objects and animals seem human.
What is personification?
The humorous usage of a word or phrase to suggest its different meanings. A play on words
What is a pun?
Using the same general structure for multiple parts of a sentence or for multiple sentences in order to link them all. Example: “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” - John F. Kennedy
What is parallelism?
The opposite of personification, i.e. treating people as objects. Frequently used by Trump
What is reification?