Argument Vocabulary
Optimist
Who is someone who looks on the bright side of things?
The three rhetorical appeals.
Ethos, logos, pathos
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief.
What type of rhetorical term is this?
What is a "motion"? Create your own motion.
The death penalty should be abolished.
To say critical or unfair things
Polarize used in a sentence
Their views on political parties became polarized after they moved to a new city.
The three parts of a rhetorical triangle.
What is a speaker, audience, and subject?
This place is like "a Garden of Eden.”
What is allusion?
From memory, give all the parts of an intelligence squared debate.
Opening statements, rebuttals and audience questions, closing statements.
tenuous
Not certain, definite, or strong.
assertion, thesis, opinion
Feeling or atmosphere created in a text.
What is "mood"?
....what prompts the author to write in the first place, a sense of urgency, a problem that requires attention right now, a need that must be met, a concept that must be understood before the audience can move to a next step
What is exigence?
How many points does a "thesis" get on the AP rhetorical essay rubric?
1
"Foolhardy" used in a sentence.
What is "it would be foolhardy not to study for the test."
Both "inflammatory" and "empirical" used in a sentence.
The inflammatory politics, with yelling and insults, did not follow the empirical research provided by scientists on the issue.
Satire in which the voice is indulgent, tolerant, amused, and witty.
What is "Horation Satire"?
All the parts of space cat, from memory.
What is "speaker", "purpose", "audience", "context", "exigence", "choices", "appeals", and "tone".
How many essay types will appear on the AP exam? Name them, and explain the essay type we've just written.
3... Rhetorical Analysis
To bolster his point of view he cited the latest studies.
Use "optimist", "pervasive" and "discourse" in a single sentence.
He was an "optimist" about being able to solve the "pervasive" problem of global warming, but he knew it would require more "discourse" between scientists and politicians.
Create a sentence that contains parallel clauses and be able to name the parts that are parallel.
A marriage counselor files for divorce. ...
What is irony?
How many points do you get for evidence and commentary on a rhetorical analysis essay? What do you have to do to get a 4?
4 points. Be specific, give an interpretation, and explain how it ties to your claim. Be consistent.
Foolhardy, disparage, and prevalent used in a sentence.
It would be foolhardy to disparage your boss, as job opportunities are not that prevalent right now.