Terms + Language Devices
Logical Fallacies
Tragedy Speeches
Visual Rhetoric
Cold Read
Logical Appeals
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What is epistrophe?

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"If you aren't first, you're last." (The flawed logic of Ricky Bobby)

What is either/or?

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Bush's and Reagan's speeches were similar because...

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This Harley Davidson ad makes their motorcycles seem..

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"The infant nation was floundering. The United States were anything but." These lines are an example of this rhetorical device.

What is antithesis?

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An appeal to emotion

What is pathos?

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This term refers to urgency; the triggering occasion that prompts the speaker or writer

What is exigence?

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If I don't get straight A's, I doubt I will attend an Ivy League school. If I don't attend an Ivy, I won't get my dream job. If I don't get my dream job, I'll never be happy. If I want a chance at happiness, I better get straight A's.

What is slippery slope?

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Reagan wanted to make the victims seem...

What is like heroes, pioneers?

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This ad is specifically targeting people who...


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"But the truly extraordinary element?" is an example of this rhetorical device.

What is hypophora?

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A logical appeal

What is logos?
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What is anaphora?

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Incorrect assumption that one event caused another event

What is faulty causality?

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Bush uses pathos to_____

What is engender anger in the audience?

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The visuals in this ad mostly appeal to (ethos, pathos, logos) because


What is pathos because...
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"...Mr. Watson spent the next decade writing letters, bending ears and twisting arms in state capitals..." is an example of this rhetorical device.

What is parallelism?
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An ethical appeal/establishing the speaker's credibility

What is ethos?

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What is antithesis?

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The character in this comic strip is operating under this logical fallacy

What is faulty causality?

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Before he establishes that NASA's space program will continue, Reagan is sure to_____

What is acknowledge the horror of the tragedy and establish that he cares?

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Mac makes their product seem...

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"Fast-forward more than two centuries, and We the People's civic illiteracy is staggering." This line functions primarily to: 

a.  outline the subject of the text

b. establish the exigence of the text

c. reach out to the audience's specific concerns

What is b. establish the exigence of the text?

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Susan tries to convince her parents to let her get a tattoo of a butterfly on her ankle. "I have worked hard for the money to pay for this tattoo. I follow all of the house rules, and I don't give you trouble like my siblings. I am a good kid, and I deserve this!"

What is ethos because...
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What is hypophora?

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This comic strip is an example of this logical fallacy

What is straw man?

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Reagan comforts his audience at the end of his speech by

What is alluding to the poem and faith?

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The visuals help achieve this point by


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The purpose of the text is to

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The visuals in this ad mostly appeal to_____ because____

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What is polysyndeton?
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What is appeal to false authority?

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The tone of each speech can best be described as...

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Phrases such as "It just works", "right out of the box" and "good to go" work together to_______


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The anecdote about Gregory Watson functions primarily to

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This political ad is an example of the appeal ______ because______

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