Rhetorical Appeals
Who is Aristotle?
“As I look all around this arena, we’re all grieving, we’re all hurting, we’re all heartbroken.” is an example of which rhetorical device?
What is anaphora?
"Juliet is the sun" is an example of
What is a metaphor?
This should be at the beginning of each of your body paragraphs
What is a topic sentence?
This type of example uses a story from the author's own life
What is a personal example?
This appeal grabs people through their minds or logic
What is logos?
Two or more phrases or clauses in a sentence that have the same grammatical structure.
What is parallelism?
"That girl is as tall as a tree" is an example of
What is hyperbole?
This consists of a topic, claim, and reasons/points
What is a thesis statement?
This type of example uses evidence from a book or movie that is not telling a actual true story
What is a fictional example?
This appeal tugs on the hearts of people
What is pathos?
“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools” is an example of
What is antithesis?
This device compares two things for the specific purpose of explanation or clarification
What is an analogy?
This paragraph wraps the paper up, restates the thesis in different words, and provides a call to action
What is the conclusion paragraph?
This type of evidence includes data and statistics
What is empirical?
This appeal makes people trust you.
What is ethos?
“For no government is better than the men who compose it, and I want the best, and we need the best, and we deserve the best.” is an example of
What is epistrophe?
The American Flag = patriotism is an example of
What is symbolism?
This is an opposing viewpoint to a claim
What is the counter argument?
This type of evidence provides a plausible "what if" scenario.
What is hypothetical?
Our expertise in roofing contracting is evidenced, not only by our staff of qualified technicians but in the decades of satisfied customers who have come to expect nothing but the best. This is mainly an example of
What is an appeal to ethos?
This device references a person from history or historical event
What is allusion?
Giving human qualities or characteristics to a non-human being or object
This proves the opposing viewpoint to be wrong or invalid
What is a rebuttal?
This type of evidence uses a real even from the past
What is historical?