Rhetorical Strategies
This rhetorical strategy involves appealing to the audience's sense of credibility or character
What is ethos?
This fallacy attacks the person making the argument instead of the argument itself.
What is ad hominem?
This essay asks you to read several sources and integrate them into a coherent argument.
What is the synthesis essay?
This term refers to the writer’s or speaker’s word choices, especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.
What is diction?
“Give me liberty, or give me death!” is an example of this rhetorical device.
What is antithesis?
The use of logical reasoning and evidence to persuade is known as this appeal.
What is logos?
This fallacy presents only two options when more exist.
What is a false dichotomy/ either-or fallacy?
This essay asks you to take a position and support it with evidence and reasoning.
What is the argument essay?
This word describes the emotional or associative meaning of a word, beyond its dictionary definition.
What is connotation?
In “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” King appeals to this type of ethical and logical reasoning.
What are ethos and logos?
A contrast between what is stated and what is really meant, often used for humor or criticism.
What is irony?
This fallacy assumes that one event caused another just because it happened earlier.
What is post hoc ergo propter hoc?
This essay involves analyzing how an author constructs an argument in a passage.
What is the rhetorical analysis essay?
A word or phrase used in place of a more direct or harsh one, often to soften the impact.
What is euphemism?
This president of the 21st century gave a speech about famous civil rights activist Rosa Parks that is often used on the AP Exam.
Who is Barack Obama?
This strategy involves repeating the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
What is anaphora?
This fallacy misrepresents an opponent’s argument to make it easier to attack.
What is a straw man?
In a synthesis essay, citing at least how many sources is typically recommended to earn a higher score?
What is three?
This term refers to the author's distinctive way of expressing themselves through sentence structure, vocabulary, and tone.
What is style?
Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” primarily uses this rhetorical strategy.
What is satire?
This term refers to the speaker’s attitude toward the subject as conveyed through their choice of words.
What is tone?
This fallacy relies on the idea that because many people believe something, it must be true.
What is bandwagon appeal/ ad populum?
This term refers to the central claim or assertion in an argument essay.
What is a thesis?
Language that is not meant to be taken literally, often used to create vivid imagery or emphasis.
What is figurative language?
This rhetorical strategy is evident in Frederick Douglass’s use of vivid, sensory language to describe the brutality of slavery.
What is imagery?