Rhetorical Appeals
When a speaker sites scientific data.
What is Logos?
This word means "to stop of the flow of..." and makes use of the Latin root "stare or stantum," with which it shares the first letter.
What is stanch?
"Mr. Bachtel, these essays are killing me," is an example of what rhetorical device?
What is hyperbole?
If it has a subject and verb, it is called...
What is a clause?
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose."
Who is Dr. Suess?
"As a three-time Olympic gold medalist, I can assure you that this energy drink works."
What is an appeal to ethos?
The words synergy, liturgy, and lethargy all share what common Greek root meaning "work"?
What is erg?
"The construction above our classroom has been a smidge noisy" is an example of what rhetorical device?
What is understatement?
This punctuation mark create a pause weaker than a period, but stronger than a comma.
What is the semicolon?
We hold these truths to be self-evident
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
99% of Doctors recommend this toothpaste.
What is an appeal to logos?
The words verdure, verdant, and verdant all share a commong Latin word meaning what?
What is green?
What is "emphasizing a point by using a word opposite to the condition; or my negating it's opposite.
a comma followed by a conjunction may be used to separate...
What are two independent clauses?
"Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot understand."
Who is Karl Marx?
"If the people join me, as I expect they will, the sufferings they will undergo, unless the British nation sonner retraces its steps, will be enough to melt the stoniest of hearts."
What is an appeal to pathos?
This word contains the Latin root that means "worse." Both the root and word begin with a "P." the word means "negative and critical."
Wht is perjorative?
If applied to a 20 page term paper, the following phrase is a combination of what to devices: "It isn't the shortest essay I have ever written."
What is understatement and litotes?
Extra information that is not essential for a sentence to make sense may be "set aside" between what kind of puncuation marks?
Parentheses or dashes
I would never join a club that would take someone like me for a member.
Who is Grouch Marx?
"Join me, Luke. And together we will destroy the emporor and rule the galaxy."
What is an appeal to pathos?
This Greek root may be found in words like elegy and elegiac, and means...
What is "elegos": song of lament?
"I speak not from ignorance, but from experience"
What is antithesis?
What is rhythm?
"Whoever is happy will make others happy too"
Who is Anne Frank?