Rhetorical Lingo
MLA Formatting
Rhetorical Situation
Rhet. Situation pt. 2
Miscellaneous
100

Appeals to emotion

What is pathos?

100

Font size?

12 pt font

100

Purpose for Phillip's article

What is to provide context on the issue?

100

Genre of Phillip's article

What is news article?

100

Ms. Williams' (hypothetical) choice for her last meal

OR where she's from

Indian red curry with tiramisu for dessert

OR Greenville, SC


200

Appeals to credibility, trustworthiness, relationship

What is ethos?

200

Font name

What is Times New Roman?
200

Opportunity for Phillip's article

What is news of the Supreme Court ruling in Oklahoma?

200

Audience of Badger's article

Who are readers of the Atlantic?

200

Badger's background

Reporter on urban policy issues

300

Appeals to logic and reasoning

What is logos?

300

The four things in a header

What are name, teacher, class, and due date?

300

Opportunity of Badger's article

What is her research focus on this topic and the studies done on smartphones?

300

Purpose of Badger's article

What is to persuade audiences that smartphones have a negative impact on public spaces?

300

Phillip's background

White House correspondent at Politico, then national reporter for the Washington Post

400

Appeals to the timing of something

What is kairos?

400
What MLA stands for

What is Modern Language Association?

400

Audience of Phillip's article

What is general public, or readers of WAPO?

500

The rhetorical appeals

What are ethos, logos, and pathos?

500

Stance of Badger's article

What is negative?

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