Rhetoric
Literary Devices
Vocabulary
Figurative Language
Communication
100

What is the art of persuasion?

Rhetoric

100

Extravagant Exaggeration

Hyperbole

100

make known to others

reveal

100

comparison of two things using like or as

simile

100

communication using facial expressions and emotion

non-verbal communication

200

What mode is based on evidence and reasoning?

Logos

200

Naming a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound it makes.

Onomatopoeia 

200

becoming smaller, fewer, or less

decline

200

give an inanimate object human characteristics 

personification

200

giving constructive advice to help improve skills

feedback

300

What mode appeals to emotion?

Pathos

300

Repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more neighboring words or syllables.

Alliteration

300

combine with another so they become a whole

integrate

300

a phrase with deeper meaning than the literal meaning

idiom

300

Meeting with and working with people that share the same interests and/or career 

networking

400

What mode demonstrates credibility? 

Ethos

400

A combination of contradictory words.

Oxymoron

400

force to be accepted or put in place

impose

400

The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

irony

400

experiencing a shared emotional experience

empathy

500

What uses a generally accepted rule, law, or truth to make a judgment about a specific example.

Deductive Reasoning

500

Placing things side by side that are opposites to give more effect

Juxtaposition

500

give the authority or means to do something

enable

500

referring to something well known or from the past for clarification

allusion

500

A communication skill that involves expressing your feelings and opinions in a direct and honest way, while also respecting others.

assertiveness

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