Rhetorical Devices
a comparison of similar objects in order to highlight a specific connection
What is analogy?
A type of appeal that relies on eliciting strong feelings within a reader is called
What is an emotional appeal?
The following sentence is missing:
Although attempting to own something that is intangible seems impossible many people own intangible skills through their mastery of a technique.
What is a comma?
The connotation of the word is...
What is the additional emotional weight, that is not connected the denotation of the word.
When the author praises a technique, author, or specific situation the tone could be most clearly be described as...
What is admiring or respectful?
A question whose obvious answer is meant to provoke thought
What is rhetorical question?
An argument that uses mostly facts, statistics, deductive or inductive reasoning is a(n)...
Using when to combines sentences, indicates...
That it is conditional and one thing depends upon another.
When an author alludes to a bible story and continues to use the word virtue, the connotation of the word can include
something holy, connected to God, pure
The ultimate message, point, argument that the speaker is trying to convince the audience is..
What is the claim or purpose?
Telling a personal story in order to influence and connect with the reader
What is anecdote?
An argument that may use allusions to biblical stories to elicit righteousness or morality is a(n)...
What is an ethical Appeal?
Combine the sentences to show that there is a cause effect relationship:
Emojis are growing in popularity.
Emojis play an important role in fostering clear and nuanced communication.
Emojis are growing in popularity because they help foster clear and nuanced communication.
If an author is writing in a satirical manner, the connotation of the words they use will intend to...
ridicule, make fun of, make something seem ridiculous.
This describes the way that the speaker feels or thinks about the subject
What is the tone?
"...running through the goalposts, screaming their triumph, jumping to express their exultation..." is an example of...
What is parallel structure?
When relying on loaded words or inflammatory statements to enrage the audience the speaker is using a(n)...
What is an emotional appeal?
Combine the following sentences:
The capabilities of AI are growing.
AI images are now almost indistinguishable from real images.
The growing capabilities of AI mean that now AI images are almost indistinguishable from real images.
The connotation of the word destroy includes violence and a person actively causing harm, the connotation of the word dissolve could include..
Something natural, peaceful, inevitable
When analyzing the rhetorical situation, one must consider the effect of the various strategies and word choice on the ….
What is the Audience?
Attempting to call a specific reference to mind to without actually naming he source
What is allusion?
The Speaker is at a scientific conference and must argue that current projections of global warming are incorrect; they will probably use a(n)...
What is a logical appeal?
Combine the sentences:
Emojis provide important cues.
Cues about inflection, tone, and facial expressions, not available in written communications.
The absence of cues can lead to misunderstandings.
Emojis provide important cues, such as inflection, tone, and facial expressions, which stop misunderstandings.
Read the following sentence:
She’d been able to transcend the pressure, escape the “sole woman” box, for the past few months.
The word sole carries connotations of...
Heroism, pressure, loneliness
Read the following passage:
Given their growing popularity, many people are convinced that emojis are or will become a genuine, independent language. However, while emojis have a growing—and perhaps indispensable—role in modern communication, they will never become a language of their own.
It is most likely intended for...
Who are people that rely heavily on emojis?