Terms
What is rhetoric?
The art of persuading in speech or in writing
What is repeition?
Repetition using exact same words to emphasize something
What is a rhetorical question?
A question that you don't want answered out loud. Asked for effect.
Who was the ancient Greek writer whose ideas we still follow when studying persuasive rhetoric?
Aristotle
Logos, pathos, or ethos? Using facts and data
logos
What is a sermon?
speech intended to provide religious instruction
What is anaphora?
Repeating same words at the beginning of successive phrases or sentences
What is exclamation?
Something said with emotion or passion for emphasis!
What is pathos?
Appealing to someone's emotions -- to persuade by getting the listener to FEEL something
attacking the person, rather than the argument
Ad hominem argument
What is an address?
A formal speech prepared for special occasion like graduation.
what is restatement?
Repeating the same idea through different words to clarify or emphasize
What is allusion?
A reference to significant work of literature or an event from history that the author expects you to know without explaining it
When you appeal to someone's sense of right and wrong (morals), you are appealing to what?
Ethos
A counter claim is when you . . .?
Argue against the point with a counter argument
What is political speech?
It is focused on issues related to government.
What is epiphora?
Repeating the same words at the END of successive phrases or sentences
What is antithesis?
The juxtaposition of strongly contrasting words, ideas, or images placed next to each other
When you try to present an argument that is logical, you are using what strategy?
LOGOS
When you try to get someone to do something out of love for country, you are using what?
Pathos
What is the definition for "rhetorical devices"?
They are patterns of words and ideas that create emphasis, clarify meaning, and stir emotions.
What is parallelism?
A repeating grammatical structure -- using same structure on 2 or more items
What is synecdoche?
Using part of something to convey the whole thought
When you say, "You should listen to me because I'm experienced," what strategy is that?
That is ethos
What is loaded language?
Language that is emotionally charged and is intended to persuade. Likely to make someone angry. Has strong connotations -- positive or negative