Rhetoric
The three rhetorical appeals
what is ethos, logos, and pathos?
One sentence that describes the author's overall point in a text
what is the central or main idea?
Vague ideas from that text that provide clues to intent, meaning, or context - but do not require citation.
what is textual details?
The order of a 4-line heading in MLA format
What is student name, teacher name, class, date?
Words or phrases that help a writer move seamlessly from one idea to another are called this.
Examples: "In contrast" , "Furthermore" , "It should be noted"
what are transitions?
An appeal to the writer's credibility or trustworthiness
what is ethos?
the literal, dictionary definition of a word
what is denotation?
words, quotes, or facts pulled directly from the text to support a point (requires citation)
what is explicit textual evidence?
True or False: The following is the correct format for an MLA date --
January 1st, 2020
What is FALSE?
The correct format:
1 January 2020
DAY MONTH YEAR
The first sentence of each paragraph that briefly explains what the paragraph will be about
what is a topic sentence?
I will also accept introductory sentence.
An appeal to the reader's sense of logic and reasoning
what is logos?
ideas, emotions, or feelings a word invokes in a person
what is connotation?
True or False: The following is an example of explicit textual evidence -
According to a New York Times article, "The House last month passed two articles of impeachment against the president, alleging abuse of power and obstruction of Congress" (Allan).
What is true?
True or False: the following is the correct format for the title of a short story --
"Pumpkin Spice"
WHAT IS TRUE?
Short stories and excerpts go in quotation marks
The sentence that uses the most professional word choice and tone:
A. It's not fair that the football players get new uniforms every year
B. Even though the football players get new uniforms every year, other sports should be added to the yearly rotation
C. The football players are heavily favored by the school board, which means all the other sports get screwed.
What is sentence B?
an appeal to the reader's sense of emotion
what is pathos?
an educated or informed guess about the text that is supported by textual evidence.
what is an inference?
TRUE OR FALSE: The following is an example of explicit textual evidence --
In Animal Farm, George Orwell creates an allegory by having many of the farm animals represent different Russian political leaders.
What is false?
True or False: the following quote has been cited correctly in MLA format --
"Erik Smith has performed enough research and collected enough data to make the argument that blue is a more pleasing color than purple." (Jones pg#49)
What is false?
The correct citation: "Erik Smith has performed enough research and collected enough data to make the argument that blue is a more pleasing color than purple" (Jones 49).
The sentence with the dropped quote missing an appropriate lead-in:
A. For years, scientists have believed that "over half of the world's oceans are unexplored" (Craye 56).
B. Scientists know that the oceans are the last unexplored area earth. "Over half of the world's oceans are unexplored" (Craye 56).
What is Sentence B?
the type of rhetorical appeal being used in this statement:
"As a medical doctor, I strongly encourage you to take a multi-vitamin once a day"
what is ethos?
what a reader already knows about the facts, background, or events in a text
what is prior knowledge?
True or False: The following statement is an example of textual detail --
Eleanor Roosevelt's biography claims that "her mother-in-law dominated the early years of Eleanor Roosevelt’s marriage to FDR, choosing their first home, its interiors and staff" (Chrysler).
What is false
When a quote, or explicit textual evidence, is used in an essay but has not been seamlessly woven into the writer's own sentence. No lead-in to the quote is provided.
What is a dropped quote?
The sentence that should be omitted from the following paragraph.
More people should recycle. The EPA estimates that "75% of our trash is recyclable, though only about 30% of it gets recycled" (Johnson). Furthermore, "21.5 million tons of food waste are generated each year" (Johnson). If that food was composted, it would compare to reducing the same amount of greenhouse gas as taking 2 million cars off the road. People need to be nice and you need to think about the horrifying damage you do to our earth every day. If we work together, our community can overcome this excessive waste.
What is, "people need to be nice and you need to think about the horrifying damage you do to our earth every day"