Rhetorical Appeals
The use of facts and data; an appeal to logic or reasoning.
What is Logos?
The target or group of people the writer/speaker believes they are addressing.
What is Audience?
The style of language used; generally tailored to be appropriate to the audience and situation; word choice
What is Diction?
The literal, dictionary-definition meaning of a word.
What is Denotation?
An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way
What is (something that is) Ambiguous?
Gets the reader/viewer's feelings involved; an appeal to emotion.
What is Pathos?
An essay where you are given a set of documents and asked to construct an argument using the information within them. You use the documents as evidence.
What is Synthesis?
Overstating a situation for humorous or dramatic effect.
What is Hyperbole?
The implied meaning of a word; the associations it carries. These can be positive, negative, or neutral.
What is Connotation?
When something is suggested without being concretely stated.
What is an implication?
Setting up a source as credible and trustworthy; an appeal to credibility
What is Ethos?
The author's persuasive intention.
What is Purpose?
Placing two very different things together for effect.
What is Juxtaposition?
A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
What is an Anecdote?
A genre of humorous and mocking criticism to expose the ignorance and/or ills of society.
What is Satire?
Animal shelters ads with pictures of cute sad animals and dramatic music are using this rhetorical appeal.
What is pathos?
The essay where you are given a "big question" and you must use your own background knowledge as evidence to support your claim and persuade your audience.
What is Argument?
The repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence, paragraph, or short text.
What is Parallel Structure?
The use of stylistic devices to reveal an author's attitude toward a subject.
What is Tone?
A situation or statement that seems impossible or is difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics; a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
What is Paradox?
The use of spoken or written word (or a visual medium) to convey your ideas and convince an audience. The art of argument.
What is Rhetoric?
An essay where you are given a single text and must break it down to determine both the author's purpose and how they persuade their audience.
What is Rhetorical Analysis?
Making a brief reference to the cultural canon—e.g. the Bible, Shakespeare, classical mythology, etc.
What is Allusion?
The grammatical arrangement of words.
What is Syntax?
A form of logical reasoning where a general principle is applied to a specific case.
What is an Deductive Reasoning?