Rhetorical Devices
A persuasive technique that targets an audience's emotions, values, or imagination to motivate a specific response or viewpoint
What is pathos?
A doctor writes an article about vaccines and describes how his education allows him to understand why they are important. Which rhetorical appeal is he using?
What is the ethical appeal? (credibility!)
Two students in my class cheated on the test, so teenagers today have no integrity.
What is a hasty generalization?
Affect vs. Effect
Lack of sleep can have a negative _____ on your ability to concentrate.
What is effect?
An opposing viewpoint or reason that challenges an argument
What is a counterargument (or counterclaim)?
According to the study, 97% of teenagers struggle from sleep deprivation. What type of rhetorical appeal is this?
What is the logical appeal?
You’re either a good athlete or a good student. You can’t be both.
What is the Either/Or Fallacy?
Affect vs. Effect
The weather _________ our plans.
The human body has _____ bones.
What is 206?
A brief, engaging story about a real incident or person that a speaker or writer uses to illustrate a specific point, build credibility, or connect with an audience
What is an Anecdote?
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Which type of rhetorical device is used in this quote?
What is parallelism?
Everybody is using AI to help with their assignments, so there’s nothing wrong with using it to write your entire essay.
What is ad populum?
They're/Their/There
I have a feeling ________ up to no good.
What is they're?
The smallest prime number
What is 2?
General agreement among a group of people
What is a consensus?
A point that a writer admits is true, even though it may support the other side of the argument.
What is a concession?
There’s really no difference between exaggerating a story to your friends and deliberately lying in court. A lie is a lie.
What is moral equivalence?
A strong supporter of a single political party, cause, or group
What is a partisan?
The capital of Japan
What is Tokyo?
A response that explains why a counterargument is incorrect or less convincing
What is a rebuttal?
A brief and indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, work of art, or piece of pop culture
What is an allusion?
Students are arguing that cafeteria lunches should include healthier options, but our cafeteria workers arrive early every morning and work extremely hard to prepare hundreds of meals.
What is a red herring?
To use something for benefit or unfair advantage
What is exploitation?
The only continent that lies in all 4 hemispheres
What is Africa?