Historical Background
Unlike the Puritans, Neoclassicists believed man was inherently ________ (what)?
good
These kinds of questions are asked without the expectation of an answer
Rhetorical questions
This person is the target of the "He statements" that fill the Declaration of Independence
King George III
Which of the Aristotelean appeals evokes a person's emotions (like pity or anger)?
Pathos
This is the century of the Neoclassic time period
18th (this means 1700s!)
This is the meaning or feeling society places on a word which is outside of its dictionary definition. At its most basic, it is positive, negative, or neutral
Connotation
What is the connotation of the following words: Tyrant, War, Insidious?
Negative
This is the appeal to the intellect or logical reasoning of the audience
Logos
Most powerful speaker of the American Revolution
Patrick Henry
The term for a reference to something from history, politics, religion, or literature without mentioning it explicitly
allusion
What is the most effective order of Aristotelian appeals in rhetoric?
Ethos, then Logos, end with Pathos
This is the appeal to a sense or right or wrong, or the use of humor, or any mention of God
Ethos
His important work established the natural rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Thomas Jefferson
These are short stories designed to illustrate a point
Anecdotes
This is the purpose of the last part of the pathos in rhetoric.
Call to action
This term is when the writer or speaker anticipates the audience's objection and offers and explanation or counterargument before it is even voiced
Anticipatory argument
Patrick Henry believed the war with Britain was inevitable. What specific event did he allude to as proof?
The Boston Tea Party (the fighting had already begun in Boston)
This kind of reasoning moves from the specific and then derives a general rule
Inductive reasoning
Name two sources of the allusions in Patrick Henry's "Speech to the Virginia Convention"
Bible, history, Odyssey
This is a specific form of deductive reasoning which begins with a major premise, then offers a minor premise to come to a conclusion
Syllogism