Rhetoric
The three modes of persuasion
What are Ethos, Pathos, and Logos?
Warning an audience that something horrible will happen to them if they don't take certain actions
What is fear?
An exaggeration, or exaggerated statement to make a point
What is hyperbole?
The historical event that Animal Farm is making fun of
What is the Russian Revolution?
“All men are enemies. All animals are comrades.”
Who is Old Major?
The appeal that targets logic
What is Logos?
Negative names used for the 'enemy' or opposition, so that the audience has an emotional response to them and are immediately biased against them.
What is name-calling?
A word or phrase with a particular meaning, which needs to be known to be understood
What is an idiom?
The author of Animal Farm
Who is George Orwell?
“The only good human being is a dead one.”
Who is Snowball?
The appeal that targets emotions
What is Pathos?
Linking positive, general, and commonly accepted words (love, family, democracy, etc.) with a person, group, or cause to make an audience approve without careful consideration.
Substituting words or phrases with softer, 'nicer' ones to create a more positive response or to mislead intentionally
What are euphemisms?
A story that often uses animals as characters, and tries to teach a lesson to its readers
What is a fable?
“Surely, comrades, you do not want Jones back?”
Who is Squealer?
The appeal that showcases credibility
What is Ethos?
Trying to convince an audience that someone is 'one of them'
What is camaraderie?
A literary work that ridicules its subject through the use of exaggeration, reversal, and/or humor to make a comment or criticism about it
What is satire?
Language that is often not neutral and instead carries a positive or negative connotation or association
What is loaded language?
“And shall I still be allowed to wear ribbons in my mane?”
Who is Mollie?
The definition of rhetoric
What is persuasive language?
Claiming that an audience should do something because everyone else is doing it, playing on people's fear of being left out
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
What is allegory?
The climactic event where the animals successfully defend their farm from an attack by the deposed farmer, Mr. Jones, and his men, who are attempting to retake the farm
What is the Battle of the Cowshed?
“I have no wish to take life, not even human life.”