Rhetorical Appeals
Which appeal is an appeal to logic?
Logos
Diction
Recounting your past experiences and qualifications to show why the audience should trust you.
Appeal to credibility
mentions an event as well as the outcome of the event in question.
cause-and-effect
_________ creates tone in a passage.
Diction
Which appeal is an appeal to emotion?
Pathos
A vivid description that the reader can picture in their head.
Imagery
Attempting to get an emotional reaction out of the audience. It could be any emotion.
Appeal to emotion
presents an issue followed by a way to solve the issue in question.
problem-solution
acting or speaking in a way that demonstrates a feeling of superiority/in a patronizing way
condescending
Which appeal is an appeal to credibility?
Ethos
A short story about a moment in a person's life.
Personal anecdote
Comparing to unlike things without using like or as.
Metaphor
tells a story?
narration
contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives; based on or reflecting a belief that human conduct is motivated primarily by self-interest
cynical
Which appeal is an appeal to timing and relevance?
Kairos
Concrete numbers or percentages, including graphs and charts, that support an argument.
Facts and statistics
Referencing a well-known person, place, or thing.
Allusion
provides the reader with the meaning of a word or phrase for clarification.
definition
not bias or partial, treated equally without outside influence
impartial
Ethos, pathos, logos, kairos
A question that is asked not to be answered out loud but rather to get the reader/listener thinking.
Rhetorical question
Putting two very different things together to highlight their differences.
Juxtaposition
provides details about a specific scene or moment in time?
description
Distinction between "right" and "wrong" in writing.
moralistic