Rhetorical Appeals
Appeal to logic
Logos
Someone who goes to a gun show doesn't have to get a background check
Gun show Loophole
Allusion
We call...
B.S.
Thanksgiving is always on this day of the week.
Thursday
Appeal to emotion
This one only affects husbands, but not an unmarried romantic partner
Boyfriend loophole
A speaker repeats the same phrase at the start of three consecutive sentences (be specific).
Anaphora
Which AP class did she mention?
AP Gov
Most popular meat consumed on Thanksgiving.
Turkey
Appeal to credibility
Ethos
A brief sentence of 5 or fewer words
Telegraphic
She mentions this country has never had a mass shooting
Japan
Tart berry that becomes a sauce
Cranberry
Appeal to urgency
Kairos
The name of the background checks.
Brady
Placing two things together for the purpose of showing contrast
Juxtaposition
She says this Association gave the president 30 million dollars.
NRA
George Washington
A speaker begins with, "I graduated at the top of my class at Harvard." He is establishing...
Ethos
If it takes 3+ days for the background check, a purchaser gets the gun.
Charleston loophole
Repeated use of a conjunction.
Polysyndeton
The case she references _________ vs. Des Moines
Tinker
Temperature at which a turkey is officially considered safely cooked.
165 degrees