Rhetorical Devices
Repetition of letter sounds in words.
What is Alliteration
Using emotion to persuade your audience.
What is Pathos.
Claiming as your own the words, research, or creative work of others.
What is Plagiarism
A figure of speech that shows extreme exaggeration.
What is Hyperbole.
The ability to persuade by using status, awareness, professionalism, and credibility.
What is Ethos.
The exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes, especially the genetic manipulation of microorganisms.
What is biotechnology.
When a rhetor deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it is.
What is Understatement.
Using logic to persuade your audience.
What is Logos.
The evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work.
What is peer review
The additional figurative meanings vs. the dictionary definition.
What is Connotation vs. Denotation.
The quote,"You come to young people for hope, how dare you," Is an example of what form of persuasion?
What is Pathos.
Timeliness, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose
What is TRAAP.
Repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of several successive clauses or verses.
What is Anaphora.
"The sunlight that brought life and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn." This quote is an example of which form of persuasion?
What is Ethos.