Rhetorical Elements
Aside from parallelism and anaphora, what is present in this: “We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have duplicated;"?
restatement
"My feet are popsicles."
metaphor
"wise fool"
oxymoron
Eighteen-year-olds have the right to vote because it's legal for them to vote.
circular reasoning
What are Aristotle's appeals used in argumentative writing?
ethos, logos, and pathos
"To err is human, to forgive divine," is an example of what element?
antithesis
"Our defense played valiantly, and held the other team to merely eight touchdowns in the first quarter."
understatement
"Don't judge a book by its cover."
aphorism
"Congressman Jones is a fat liar!"
Ad Hominem
This type of citation occurs when a writer paraphrases a source's ideas or words.
indirect citation
"The AP Exam, which is May 10th and almost 3 hours long, will be a definite challenge for us" is this type of sentence.
periodic sentence
"Relations between London and Washington have been strained."
metonymy
"Taking an early retirement" rather than saying "I got fired," is an example of this element.
euphemism
"My roommate said her philosophy class was hard, and the one I'm in is hard, too. All philosophy classes must be hard!"
Hasty Generalization
Three choices a writer is given when composing an argument essay.
defend, qualify, or refute
JFK's statement, "...and I want the best, and we need the best, and we deserve the best," has what element other than parallelism?
epistrophe
"Check out my new wheels."
synecdoche
What element is in, "Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, Shrunk to this little measure?”
asyndeton
A biology teacher begins teaching evolution by stating that all things evolve. His student says he just can't accept that humans came from bugs.
Straw Man
Number and type of citations a writer must incorporate into the body of a synthesis essay
at least one direct and one indirect citation
When writing can be understood in several different ways because it is unclear, this element is applied.
ambiguity
Old money is to East Egg as new money is to West Egg is an example of this element.
analogy
"She ran the marathon and her mouth" has what element?
zeugma
"Grading this exam on a curve would be the most fair thing to do. After all, classes go more smoothly when the students and the professor are getting along well."
Red Herring
What are the errors in this sentence? "A person should decide a major before they attend college to save not only time but money".
they should be his and also should immediately follow but