the speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author
What is the persona?
100
polemic
What is puh-lem-ik
100
The collection of diagrams that represent a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience. i.e. The Aristotelian triangle.
What is rhetorical triangle?
100
In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued.
With low taxes, beautiful views and a mild climate, this city is a great place to live.
Positive thinking, by helping us stay focused and maintaining a good attitude, is important for a happy life.
What is periodic sentence?
200
the deliberate use of a series of conjunctions
What is polysyndeton?
200
Two parts of a syllogism. The concluding sentence of a syllogism takes its predicate from the major premise and its subject from the minor premise
What is major and minor premise?
200
polysyndeton
What is pol-ee-sin-di-ton
200
Patterns of organization developed to achieve a specific purpose; modes include but are not limited to narration, description, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, definition, exemplification, classification, and division, process analysis, and argumentation.
What is rhetorical modes?
200
To discredit an argument, particularly a counterargument
What is refute?
300
an argument against an idea, usually regarding philosophy, politics, and religion
What is polemic?
300
Assigning lifelike characteristics to inanimate objects
What is personification
300
Scheme
What is skeem
300
Your girlfriend asks if you love her. You say "Is the pope catholic?" to suggest that it is obvious you love her.
A parent is arguing with a child about the importance of good grades. The parent says "Do you want to live at home in the basement for the rest of your life?"
Two men are having a disagreement in a bar. One says "Do you want me to punch you in the face?"
A woman tells her husband she is pregnant and shows him the pregnancy test. He says "Are you serious?"
A student fails to bring in his homework assignment. The teacher keeps him after class and says "Can we do better next time?"
A boss is yelling at his staff member for a major mistake. He says "Do you want to get fired?"
A child is asking for a very expensive toy. His parent says "Do you think that money just grows on trees?"
A friend asks if you like hamburgers, which are your favorite meal. You say "Is rain wet?"
What is rhetorical question?
300
All mammals are warm-blooded
What is major premise?
400
A word used to replace a noun or noun phrase
What is pronoun?
400
A gr
400
rhetoric
What is ˈredərik
400
“Weekend Update” from Saturday Night Live
The Daily Show
The movie Scary Movie
The movies of Austin Powers
Most political cartoons in newspapers and magazines
The songs of Kanye West
What is satire?
400
All horses are mammals
What is minor premise?
500
One's intention or objective in a speech or a piece of writing
What is purpose?
500
A piece that imitates and exaggerates the prominent features of another; used for comic effect or ridicule
What is parody?
500
Pathos
What is pāˌTHäs
500
I want YOU for U.S. Army
We can do it!
Yes we can.
Hope.