Rhetorical Terms
Speeches and articles
Things
Stuff
Random
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Speakers appeal to this when they are offering rational ideas, specific details, and facts.
What is logos
100
What is the Subject of Martin Luther King's speech
What is equality/racism/whatever
100
The O in SOAPS
What is Occasion
100
Name one main character on Seinfeld
Who are (Jerry, George, Kramer, Elaine)
100
The P in SOAPS
What is Purpose
200
Speakers appeal to this term to demonstrate they are trustworthy.
What is ethos
200
The subject of Yao Ming's advertisement campaign
Shark Fin Soup
200
The term used to describe Martin Luther King's numerous uses of the phrases "I have a dream" and "let freedom ring"
What is repetition
200
Mr. Tharrington's university.
What is UNC-Chapel Hill
200
A type of butter that is definitely NOT real
What is Sugar Butter
300
The type of ethos a President, King (Mr. Tharrington) or a professor might have
What is automatic ethos
300
The subject of President Kennedy's speech
What is the space race/moon landing
300
The Occasion of George Bush's speech
What is 9/11
300
The A in SOAPS.
What is Audience
300
The face or character that a speaker shows to his/her audience
What is persona
400
A denial of the validity of an opposing argument
What is refutation
400
The Purpose of John F Kennedy's Speech
To persuade people to support the race to the moon
400
The use of emotion to persuade the audience
What is pathos
400
The spread of ideas and information to further a cause.
What is Propaganda
400
The term for the repetition of grammatical structures in a speech
What is parallelism
500
An opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward
What is a counterargument
500
The Occasion for the King's Speech
What is WWII
500
The Year of Martin Luther King's speech
What is 1963
500
The three "corners" of an Aristotelian/rhetorical triangle
What are Audience, Speaker, Subject
500
A type of argument that aims to change the behavior of others through deceptive or underhanded tactics.
What is manipulation.
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