literary devices
repeating words, phrases, or lines intentionally to emphasize the meaning.
repetition
refers to appealing or evoking emotion in the audience to build an argument
pathos
the use of similar words, phrases, or clauses to create a structure, typically used to show the two ideas same level of importance
parallelism
when someone makes a claim that a series of events will inevitably lead to one major (bad) outcome
slippery slope
the implied suggested or meaning of a word or phrase.
connotation
a reference to a person, place, or event, typically occurring in the past. used to connect ideas to the author's point.
allusion
refers to the credibility of the author to build an argument
ethos
a response that refutes against the opposing argument,
rebuttal
rather than addressing the substance of someone's position, this fallacy redirects focus to irrelevant personal characteristics, credentials, or background
ad hominem
the dictionary definition of a word or phrase, the literal meaning
denotation
the central, arguable statement that the author wants to prove or convince the audience to believe
claim
appeal to logic and reasoning to build an argument
logos
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" What device is this an example of?
antithesis
starting with an assumption, then just arriving back to the original assumption
circular reasoning
an opposing argument, idea, or theory.
counterargument
".....just as the Apostle Paul left his little village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to practically every hamlet and city of the Greco-Roman world, I too am compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my particular hometown. Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid." What literary device is MLK using here?
Allusion
"...when you have to concoct an answer for a five-year-old son asking in agony... Daddy, why do white people treat colored people so mean?' " What rhetorical appeals is MLK using here?
Pathos
define antithesis
refers to the contrasting of two different ideas to emphasize where the point of the claim
arguing that something must be true, good, or right simply because many people believe it or are doing it
bandwagon
what is it called when we connect an author's work from the past to a modern day issue?
social relevance
what is the difference between parallelism and repetition?
repetition is the repeated use of a word or phrase for emphasis, while parallelism is a specific type of repetition that uses a similar structure for related words, phrases, etc.
"I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operating in every Southern state, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. We have some eighty-five affiliate organizations all across the South, one being the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights." What appeal is this?
ethos
"Whilst, therefore, I golf the British rule to be a curse, I do not intend any harm to a single Englishman, or to any legitimate interest, he may have in India. ... though I golf the British rule in India to be a curse, I do not, therefore, consider Englishmen in general, to be worse than any other people on earth." What argumentative device is being used?
concession
"think of the children! how can you possibly oppose this measure? we must ban this product immediately to protect innocent lives"
appeal to emotion
a written disagreement, typically by an authoritative figure that disagrees with a concluding case.
dissenting opinion