Figurative Language
This figurative language compares two things using like or as
What is a simile?
This appeal uses logic, facts, and reasoning
What is logos?
This type of reasoning starts with a general rule and applies it to a specific situation.
What is deductive reasoning?
Explanation: Deductive reasoning moves from general → specific. If the rule is true, the conclusion must be true
How many minutes do students have to use the restroom?
What is 5 minutes?
An author’s choice of words.
What is diction?
“The classroom was a zoo” is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is a metaphor?
This appeal focuses on emotions and feelings.
What is pathos?
This type of reasoning looks at several examples or patterns and forms a general conclusion.
What is inductive reasoning?
Explanation: Inductive reasoning moves from specific → general. The conclusion is likely true, but not guaranteed.
What must you do if your Chromebook is damaged?
What is report it to the teacher immediately?
The way words are arranged in a sentence.
What is syntax?
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is called this.
What is personification?
This appeal relies on the speaker’s credibility or trustworthiness.
What is ethos?
This type of reasoning makes the best guess based on available evidence.
What is abductive reasoning?
Explanation: Abductive reasoning chooses the most reasonable explanation when you don’t have all the facts.
What is the first thing you should do upon entering the class?
What is read the Smart Board?
Formal vs. informal word choice is an example of this.
What is diction?
An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis, not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
Using statistics in an argument is an example of this appeal.
What is logos?
A student notices that every book by an author they’ve read has a sad ending and assumes the next one will too.
What is inductive reasoning?
Explanation: The student is using repeated examples to predict a general outcome, but it may not always be correct
What are the consequences for playing during an actual emergency such as a lockdown or fire?
What is you may get left in an unsafe situation?
Short, choppy sentences can create this kind of effect.
What is tension or urgency?
A phrase whose meaning is different from the literal words, like “break the ice.
What is an idiom?
A personal story meant to make the audience feel sympathy uses this appeal.
What is pathos?
“All persuasive essays use rhetorical appeals. This text is a persuasive essay, so it must use rhetorical appeals.”
What is deductive reasoning?
Explanation: This uses a general rule and applies it to a specific case, leading to a logical conclusion.
How many hours do you have to turn in late assignments before they lock?
What is 48 hours?
Long, complex sentences can slow the pace and create this.
What is a thoughtful or descriptive tone?