Rhetorical Devices
Tone, Diction & Syntax
SPACECAT
Claims, Evidence, & Reasoning
Fallacy & Counterargument
100

What is a comparison of something without using 'like' or 'as', often implying one thing is another?

A metaphor.

100

SPACE is an acronym referring to?

The rhetorical situation.

100

'Lobbying politicians should be illegal' is what type of claim?

A claim of policy.

100

True or False: You can get the sophistication point without a counterargument.

False

200

Words like 'Indirect', 'Urgent', and 'Objective' are what kind of tone words?

Neutral tone words.

200
True or False: A syllogism is inductive reasoning.

False

200

'I was late because I didn't leave early enough' is an example of what fallacy?

Circular argument (begging the question).

300

'To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions which cancelled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them, to use logic against logic, to repudiate morality while laying claim to it, to believe that democracy was impossible and that the Party was the guardian of democracy, to forget whatever it was necessary to forget, then to draw it back into memory again at the moment when it was needed, and then promptly to forget it again: and above all, to apply the same process to the process itself. That was the ultimate subtlety' What rhetorical device is used here?

Parallelism

300

Which appeal would most likely work best when convincing a teacher to give you an extension?

Ethos (establishing credibility)

300

What style of argument aims to establish a common ground?

Rogerian argument

400

What type(s) of evidence would work best in an argument with a narrative method of development?

Anecdotal, Illustrational (Examples)

400

'While Chat GPT is proficient in correcting grammar and spelling mistakes, relying on it often can hinder your own abilities. Students should develop the skills to fix their own mistakes instead of relying on AI.'


Which part of the counterargument is the refutation?

'Relying on it often can hinder your own abilities'

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