Rhetorical terms
appeal to or persuade through EMOTION (pity, sympathy, fear, etc.)
Pathos
glumly, gloomily
Morosely
a very small amount, scant
meager
They perform demanding, often manual labor, such as harvesting crops, and are recognized as essential workers. Who are they?
Migrant farmworkers
appeal to or persuade through CHARACTER/TRUSTWORTHINESS
Ethos
in a bossy way, domineeringly
Imperiously
worthy of blame; deserving of punishment
reprehensible
a severe, decade-long environmental and agricultural disaster (1930s) in the Great Plains, caused by extreme drought combined with irresponsible farming practices.
The dust bowl
appeal to or persuade through LOGIC or REASON
Logos
showing that something bad will happen
Ominous
making fun of (the act of)
derision
often admirable, old time tragedy = he is a higborn, royal male
Tragic Hero
art of argument— a writer’s intentional strategy to have an effect/to engage on the reader
Rhetoric
anxious or fearful, something bad or unpleasant may happen
aprehensive
done with deep dislike, hatred or scorn; disdain
contemptuously
excessive pride; leads to the hero’s demise/downfall
huberus
the appeal to the TIMELINESS of the argument (ex. act now, sense of urgency)
Kairos
eager or quick to fight or argue
pugnacious
an anger aroused by an injustice or wrongdoing
indignation
the decision or action that leads to the downfall — driven by the tragic flaw
catastrophe