MLA Formatting/CRE
Rhetorical Appeals
Language
Rhetorical Situation
Misc.
100

This comes second in a MLA formatted header

Teacher name

100

The appeal to logic

Logos

100

When combining the words "you" and "are," this contraction is used

You're
100

The group that needs to be considered before giving a message

The audience

100

Too/Two/To: This word means "also" 

Too

200

The proper way to space a MLA formatted header

Double-spaced

200
The appeal to credibility or ethics

Ethos

200

The first letter of a proper noun needs this 

Capitalization

200

This tells you about the relevant circumstances surrounding a speaker/writer's message

Context

200

Holden Caulfield's tone in Catcher in the Rye can be described as this

sarcastic, cynical, angsty, judgmental

300

This is the position you take about a certain topic or issue

Claim

300

The appeal to emotions

Pathos

300

There/They're/Their: This one is used when talking about ownership

Their

300

The inspiration or prompting of a speaker/writer to deliver their message

Exigence

300

These help you understand new vocabulary words

Context clues

400

This is what you provide in the form of facts or examples from outside sources to support your opinion 

Evidence

400

A pet shelter commercial that uses videos of sad puppies relies on this appeal

Pathos

400

This is an example of a transitional word/phrase

"However," "In conclusion," "Even though,"

400

It's important to consider the qualifications of this person in a rhetorical situation

The writer/speaker

400

Shows the author’s attitude or feelings toward the subject or audience in a piece of writing

Tone

500

The explaining that connects the facts to your main argument

Reasoning

500

A speaker that is talking about medical issues starts their conversation with the fact that they are a doctor, using on this appeal

Ethos

500

This punctuation gets added at the end of possessive nouns

An apostrophe (example: Mr. Spencer's class) 

500
A type of message that tells you what should or should not be done about an issue

Policy

500

This appeal is being used when a speaker/writer outlines their argument in a structured way that can be easily understood

Logos

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