Rhetoric
Persuasive Techniques
Fallacies
ACE IT
Commas
100

This is a person who uses rhetoric. 

Rhetor
100

Trying to appeal to the everyday person. 

Plain Folks

100

"If you give a mouse a cookie, the next thing you know he'll steal your wife!"

Slippery Slope

100

How many pieces of evidence are in an ACE IT paragraph? 

2-3

100

An acronym that lists coordinating conjunctions

FANBOYS

200

This is a person who studies rhetoric.

Rhetorician

200

Associating one thing with something totally unrelated. 

Transfer

200

Penguins are black and white, old cartoons are black and white, therefore, penguins are old cartoons. 

Non Sequitur

200

The last part of ACE IT stands for?

Transition 

200

You can join two independent clauses by using a comma and coordinating conjunction, making them two sentences, or ______________.

Using a semicolon

300

A type of rhetoric, often of a political nature, meant to push a certain ideology on citizens.

Propaganda

300

My opponent is a doo doo head. 

Name Calling

300

Bill: "God must exist."
Jill: "How do you know."
Bill: "Because the Bible says so."
Jill: "Why should I believe the Bible?"
Bill: "Because the Bible was written by God."

Begging the Question

300

What three things should be listed at the end of an ACE IT thesis statement? 

Assertions

300

You can use a comma to join what two types of clauses? 

Dependent and independent 
400

A question with a known answer. 

Rhetorical Question

400

You may think that we shouldn't have snow days because we are doing virtual learning, however, students need a break!

Counterargument & Rebuttal

400

My opponent is a liar, a cheat, and a fraud. He wets the bed. 

Ad Hominem

400

Topic sentences should connect back to...

Thesis- Assertions

400

Name the phrase in italics: 

After running through the yard, Frank was really sweaty. 

Introductory Phrase

500

An appeal to emotion

Pathos

500

Government of the people, by the people, and for the people...

Parallel Structure

500

Q: What's your stance on immigration? 

A: The biggest problem facing our nation is the debt crisis..

Red Herring

500

How many sentences of explanation should you have following each quote? 

3

500


Where should the commas go? 

Lindsay Kurt's older cousin graduated from Harvard. 

Around "Kurt's older cousin"

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