Rhetorical Analysis
What is Writer's Purpose?
My fake possession starts the whole Salem shenanigans?
Who is Betty?
Gatby's actual real name
James Gatz
There must be fairies living in our attic because nobody's ever proven that there aren't fairies living in our attic.
is an example of what?
What is a logical fallacy?
A character stepping out into a hurricane and saying, “What nice weather we're having!”
is an example of...
What is IRONY (but you must say what kind)?
"I hope she'll be a fool - that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
The moment or event that motivates someone to write or to speak about a specific issue, problem, or situation
What is exigence?
I'm the maid of John Proctor; I finally tell the truth about what happened.
Who is Mary Warren?
I killed Gatsby.
Who is George Wilson?
An apple is a fruit. All fruit is good. Therefore apples are good.
This deductive reasoning is an example of ...
What is a syllogism?
All racing cars must go over 80MPH; the Dodge Charger is a racing car, therefore it can go over 80MPH.
In this syllogism, what is the major premise?
What is all racing cars must go over 80MPH?
Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!
Who is John Proctor?
What the writer uses to make their point - exemplification, persuasive appeals, personal stories.
What are choices?
I sentence the Proctors to death
Who is Judge Danforth?
What is Daisy's name?
"I get tired if I don't drink coffee. Coffee is addictive. I'm addicted to coffee."
is an example of
What is inductive reasoning?
"I'm not just invested in this community — I love every building, every business, every hard-working member of this town."
What persuasive appeal is being used here?
What is PATHOS?
"I want to open myself!...I want the light of God, I want the sweet love of Jesus! I danced for the Devil; I saw him, I wrote in his book; I go back to Jesus; I kiss His hand. I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil!"
Who is Abigail?
The occasion or the time and place a text was written or spoken
What is context?
I try to cover the whole witchcraft thing up to protect my reputation.
Who is Reverend Parris?
Where Gatsby claims he went to school
What is Oxford?
If I ackowledge the other side in a respectful argument, I am building my
What is ETHOS?
a police station being robbed is an example of
“I'm inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me”
Who is Nick Carraway?
The mask that an author adopts in order to affect an audience.
What is Persona?
I am something that the girls use to cast spells.
What is the Puppet?
Who is Daisy?
“Everyone is getting the new smartphone as soon as it comes out this weekend. You should get it too.”
What is an example of a Bandwagon fallacy?
What part of New York are West Egg and East Egg in?
What is Long Island?
“Can’t repeat the past?…Why of course you can!”
Who is Jay Gatsby?