Rhetoric 1
appeal to authority- credibility
ethos
appeals to logic
logos
appeals to the emotions
pathos
repetition of beginning consonant sounds
alliteration
language that appeals to one or more of the five senses
imagery
words that sound like they are spelled
onomatopoeia
an extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
the opposite of what is expected actually happens
irony
a brief reference to someone or something in history
allusion
using two contrasting terms side by side so they seem to cancel each other out
oxymoron
a literary technique in which two unrelated objects are compared for their shared qualities.
analogy
rhetorical device writers use to embellish a sentence or statement by adding further information.
amplification
a literary device that involves using the same word or phrase over and over again in a piece of writing or speech.
repetition
balancing two or more ideas or arguments that are equally important. ... In grammar, it means using phrasing that is grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, meaning, or meter.
parallelism
a literary device that contradicts itself but contains a plausible kernel of truth
paradox
a short story about a real person or event, usually serving to make the listeners laugh or ponder over a topic.
anecdote
a rhetorical device that features repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences, phrases, or clauses ...
anaphora
when a character in a literary work speaks to an object, an idea, or someone who doesn't exist as if it is a living person
apostrophe
a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
parable
occurs when an argument's premises assume the truth of the conclusion, instead of supporting it.
begging the question
logical fallacy that means: after this, therefore because of this : because an event occurred first, it must have caused this later event
post hoc; ergo propter hog
an argument based on misleading, superficial, or implausible comparisons.
faulty analogy
a misleading, or false, clue
Red herring
occurs when someone argues that a person holds a view that is actually not what the other person believes.
straw man
arguing that someone is incorrect because they are unattractive, immoral, weird, or any other bad thing you could say about them as a person.
Ad hominem