Definitions 1: Rhetorical Appeals
The appeal to emotion or imagination
What is pathos?
The position that the author wants the audience to accept; a statement of the argument
What is claim?
The road map for your essay; your main claim and supporting ideas
What is thesis statement?
The minimum word count
The appeal to timing and relevance
What is kairos?
Any idea supporting the claim
What is reason?
Words and phrases that help you flow between ideas in different body paragraphs
What are transitions?
The type of audience you're writing to
What is neutral/undecided?
The appeal to credibility
What is ethos?
An underlying assumption; any belief, value, or principle the audience must already hold in order to be persuaded by the enthymeme
What is warrant?
Mini-thesis statements; statements that show what each body paragraph is about
What are topic sentences?
The first step to completing the assignment
What is watch all the TED Talks and take notes?
The appeal to logic or reason
What is logos?
Claim + Reason
What is enthymeme?
The words in the acronym PIE
What is point, illustration, explanation?
What is your interests and the availability of credible library resources about the topic?
Part 1: The appeal that you evaluate using verification, reputation, and presentation
Part 2: The appeal that you evaluate using the Toulmin Model
Part 1: What is ethos?
Part 2: What is logos?
Part 1: Evidence or arguments supporting the reasons
Part 2: Evidence or arguments supporting the warrants
Part 1: What is grounds?
Part 2: What is backing?
The words in the acronym 3 Ex-Method
What is exposition, examples, explanation?
The three response strategies you may choose from to draft your thesis statement
What is agree, disagree, and agree & disagree?