Rhetorical Techniques
When something is repeated
What is repetition
When something is exaggerated
What is hyperbole
A serious flaw in reasoning and constructing arguments.
What is a logical fallacy?
You see an ad that shows the destruction left by a major flood. There are images of debris, dirty water, destroyed homes. Then there is a close up of a child, who stares into the camera. This commercial is using this type of appeal.
What is pathos?
The author's attitude towards the topic he is writing about.
What is tone?
A question with no expectation of an answer
What is a rhetorical question?
Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman
What is personfication?
You presented two alternatives states as the only possibilities, when in fact more possibilities exist.
What is the either / or fallacy?
When a candidate claims that his experience in managing big business will make him the better elected official, one who will be able to get America back on track, he is using this type of appeal.
What is ethos?
The emotional response the audience has to a text.
What is mood?
A reference to something well-known and easily recognizable; usually something from culture or literature.
What is an allusion?
When two things are compared without "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
Louise is running for class president. In her campaign speech she says, "My opponent does not deserve to win. She is a smoker and she cheated on her boyfriend last year." What fallacy has Louise committed?
What is ad hominem or name calling?
A dentist saying that he recommends a certain toothpaste is this type of appeal.
What is ethos?
By looking at these details, you can understand the mood of a text.
What is words, the setting, the characters' feelings, the conflict, how the reader feels?
Using opposites to show something about the details. (Ex: She wears short skirts, I wear t-shirts.)
What is antithesis?
When an object, person, or thing is used to represent an idea, belief, or conept
What is symbolism?
You said that if we allow A to happen, then Z will eventually happen, too, therefore A should not happen
What is slippery slope?
"Our burgers have 25% more beef!" is an example of this appeal.
What is logos?
By looking at these details, you can understand the tone of a text.
What is word choice, author's opinion, author's point of view, author's purpose, emotions?
What rhetorical device is used in the following sentence?
Hope for the best; prepare for the worst.
What is antithesis?
A story that has a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning
What is an allegory?
You misrepresented someone's argument to make it easier to attack.
What is the strawman fallacy?
"Oscar Mayor uses no nitrites or nitrates." This statement is an example of this appeal.
What is logos?
The following example shows this mood.
Brett sweated in his chair. The clock in the class room ticked loudly. Brett looked at the test question again. He had no clue what the answer was. His teacher paced around the room.
What is anxious, nervous, unprepared, tense?