Appeal Definitions
"It's a bit chilly," Samantha said as she looked at the blizzard roaring outside.
Understatement
appeal to authority- credibility
ethos
using two contrasting terms side by side so they seem to cancel each other out
oxymoron
"Oh, don't be a scrooge Alice," Jen said as Alice grumbled about all the money she had to pay for her next car bill.
As the girls watched the other team scores yet another point, the couldn't help but feel drained. "This is basically Waterloo all over again," Jen said to Alice as the score reached 10-90.
Allusion
"Science tells us that cooperation increases efficiency and strengthens problem-solving. So why walk alone, when we can run together?" (4)
Logos/Pathos & Rhetorical Question
appeals to logic
logos
a brief reference to someone or something well known in history
allusion
"Experts warn that social media addiction increases anxiety, depression, and loneliness. If we do not control it, it will control us." (4)
Logos, Parallelism
"The Earth is not just our home; it is the heart that beats beneath our feet. Yet, we poison its veins with pollution, choke its lungs with smoke, and scar its skin with deforestation." (4)
Pathos & Metaphor
appeals to the emotions
pathos
a rhetorical device that features repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentences, phrases, or clauses ...
anaphora
Success is not handed to you on a silver platter—it is built, brick by brick, with sweat and sacrifice. Every great athlete, every great scientist, and every great artist started as a beginner. They failed, they struggled, but they never gave up. (5)
Metaphor/Anaphora
"Look at the pyramids, look at the moon landing, look at the civil rights movement—none of these would have been possible without teamwork." (4)
Pathos & Allusion/Anaphora