Rhetorical Appeal
As a doctor with 20 years of experience, I recommend this treatment
Ethos
Jose sleeps like a log
Simile
What is the purpose of repeating "I have a dream" in MLK's speech
Repetition
Why should we believe your proposal on infrastructure, considering you were fired from your last job
Ad Hominem
The team practiced for months; _____, they lost the final game.
If we don't act now, thousands of innocent animals will lose their homes forever
Pathos
Matthew is a tall, cool drink of water
metaphor
The tall trees towered over the town
Alliteration
We should increase funding for public schools." B: "So you want to bankrupt the city by throwing money at a broken system
Straw Man
It was raining; _____, the soccer match was canceled
Data shows that using this fertilizer increases crop yield by 30%
Logos
The delicious bread danced in my stomach
personification
A student finds out they failed an exam and says, "Oh, wonderful!" What is this?
Verbal Irony
Either you support this new surveillance law, or you support the terrorists
False Dilemma
The report is detailed; _____, it includes several helpful charts.
For just 50 cents a day, you can save a child from starving
Pathos
The golden rays of the sun warmed her skin
imagery
A fire station burns down
Situational Irony
Everyone is buying this brand of phone, so it must be the best one on the market
Bandwagon
Many mammals are endangered, _____ the Sumatran tiger.
For 100 years, our family-owned company has stood for quality and honest service
Ethos
I've said that a million times
Hyperbole
In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo kills himself because he thinks Juliet is dead, but the audience knows she is just sleeping
Dramatic Irony
If we let students use laptops in class, they'll start browsing social media, then they'll stop paying attention entirely, and eventually they will all fail
Slippery Slope
I was studying for my exam; _____, my brother was watching television.