Vocabulary
The Strategies
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All Things Appeals
Random
100
Instead of using creepy or scary, the better word choice is ___________ or ___________.
Ominous or foreboding
100
The world was promised freedom from fear, but in fact fear has increased tremendously since the termination of the war.
The world was promised freedom from want, but large parts of the world are faced with starvation while others are living in abundance.
Anaphora
100
Irene contented herself with the mundane task of _________________.
What is knitting?
100
Name this appeal:
I started doing independent testing with Virginia Tech, and 30 tests were done -- tests that were performed in accordance to the LCR [Lead and Copper Rule].
Ethos
100
Name this abolitionist:
Who is Frederick Douglass?
200
The author controls this; it's intended impact is to manipulate time in a text.
What is pacing?
200
That was taken from us -- and not just from my family but from every home and every citizen in Flint.
Now my home is known as "ground zero."
Allusion
200
Name 1 of 2 literary characters that illustrated the meaning of irony.
The priest or deceased mother (from A Dead Woman's Secret)
200
Name this appeal:
I urge you to help restore some of the trust lost and protect all the citizens in the United States by never allowing this to happen again.
We need this to happen now -- not 10 years from now.
Thank you.
Pathos
200
Which of these lawsuits was NOT dismissed?
a. Husband sues his wife over "ugly" baby.
b. Customer sues Red Bull because it did not give them energy.
c. Man sues Michael Jordan for looking too similar to him.
d. Man sues himself for $5 million dollars
A. Husband sues his wife over "ugly" baby.
His wife concealed the fact that she had excessive plastic surgery to "correct" what she considered "flaws". She was ordered to pay $120,000.
300
Which word is the opposite of bias?
a. context
b. denotation
c. objective
d. perspective
c. objective
300
All of the following indicate the purpose of an anecdote except:
a. to introduce
b. to connect
c. to persuade
d. to relate
a. to introduce
300
Outsiders and Outcasts: This Founding Father was known for his eccentric, inventive ways.
Benjamin Franklin
300
What emotion is evoked in this appeal to pathos?
My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are; perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children, and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead
Sympathy
300
Which animal has the strongest bite force?
a. African hyena
b. Nile crocodile
c. Sub-Saharan Hippo
d. Arctic Polar Bear
a. African hyena (1100 psi)
b. Nile crocodile (5000 psi)
c. Sub-Saharan Hippo (1800 psi)
d. Arctic Polar Bear (1200 psi)
The average human bite force is 162 psi.
400
When readers become more engaged and eager, that means a text is becoming increasingly ___________.
What is suspenseful?
400
Name that strategy:
"At the dawn of spring last year, a single act of terror brought forth the long, cold winter in our hearts. The people of Oklahoma City are mourning still."
Metaphor
400
How did Maya Angelou use the word cold and colder in a way that they both had different meanings?
The mansion was cold, literally. However, the English gentleman that she read about in Jane Eyre was figuratively cold in his demeanor.
400
What is evoked in this appeal to emotion?
With an unceasing admiration of your constancy and devotion to your country, and a grateful remembrance of your kind and generous consideration of myself,
A sense of patriotism
400
Unscramble the name of this Greek goddess's name, which means victory in any field whether it be music, academics, war, etc:
eink
Nike
500
What are the five methods of indirect characterization?
Speech (or dialogue)
Thoughts
Emotions
Actions
Looks (or appearances)
500
Name that appeal: (refer to the italicized words)
We have seen the state of our Union in the endurance of rescuers, working past exhaustion. We've seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers—in English, Hebrew, and Arabic.
Parallelism
500
In Edgar Allan Poe's Haunted Palace, Porphyrogene's name implied __________________.
Royalty - wealth - purple
500
Name that appeal & explain.
Within the past two years, I personally have attempted to assist seven Indian reservations located in the southwest, the northwest, and the northern plains, to no avail. The investors I represented were from various groups interested in establishing banks, resorts, Indian-owned public relation firms, factories, fishing ports, and international trade. I now know that tribal governments do not want economic development unless graft is a major ingredient.
Ethos
500
How many students are in the sophomore class this year?
a. 312
b. 339
c. 361
d. 362
c. 361
What is your rank amongst these 361 students??