Rhetorical Essay
An appeal to Emotions
Pathos
The term for the central stance of an argumentative essay
Thesis Statement
What type of Writing is Synthesis Writing?
Arguementative Writing
Who is the passage about?
The Subject
This Adult Contemporary turned R&B star just hit number one for a fourth year in a row with her 90's Christmas carol.
Mariah Carey?
Logos
This section of an argumentative essay involves acknowledging opposing views in order to refute them What is this section called?
Counterargument or rebuttal
How Many Sources Do You Need to Use on a Synthesis Essay?
At Least Three
This term refers to the main reason an essay is written, whether it's to inform, persuade, entertain, or reflect.
The Purpose
This 80's Classic has been made fun of constantly because of the lyric that suggest ripping the heart out of your body.
Last Christmas
When an author poses a question not meant to be answered, but to make the audience think, they are using this rhetorical device.
Rhetorical Question?
What do we call the examples we give in order to support our arguments?
Evidence
What Should You Never Do On A Synthesis Essay Unless You Want Villarreal to have a full Crash Out on your class.
Summarize
This rhetorical device compares two unlike things using "like" or "as."
Simile
What Do Alvin and The Chipmunks want for Christmas?
A Hula-Hoops
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Alliteration
When writing about grades being unfair, a student writes about a time that a teacher would not take an assignment because she had been sick for three days and how that brought her overall average down. This is an example of...
Personal Experience
What is the process of rewording a source’s information in your own words to integrate it into your argument, without changing its original meaning?
Paraphrasing
This part of a speech is used to introduce the topic and preview the main points the speaker will cover.
The Introduction
Outside of being red, what else was unique about Rudolph's Nose
It Glowed.
When writing a rhetorical analysis essay, discussing the author’s use of words like “sarcastic,” “reverent,” or “urgent” refers to this element of writing.
Tone
In the conclusion of an argumentative essay, the writer often urges the audience to take specific actions or change their perspective. What is this conclusion strategy known as?
A Call To Action
Why do we cite sources?
Avoid Plagirism
This rhetorical device involves exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally, often used for emphasis.
Hyperbole
This artist has a Christmas song titled "Christmas Tree Farm"
Taylor Swift