Rhetorical Appeals
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100
An appeal uses facts and statistics to make the audience think.
What is logos?
100
This rhetorical device involves two unlike things being compared using like or as. ex: Her hair was as red as fire.
What is a simile?
100

"She has a heart of gold" is an example of ________?

Metaphor

100
This device asks something when the answer is merely implied.
What is a rhetorical question?
100

What are the 3 Rhetorical Appeals?

ethos, pathos, logos

200
When an author may use personal anecdote in order to appeal to the audience's emotions.
What is pathos?
200
This rhetorical device involves the deliberate exaggeration of a situation. ex: He ate everything in the house.
What is a hyperbole?
200

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

alliteration 

200
The recurrence of initial consonant sounds. Example: Mama made me mash my M & Ms.
What is alliteration?
200

Using "is in a better place" instead of "died"

Euphemism

300
When an speaker shares their credibility on a subject in order to gain the audience's trust.
What is ethos?
300
This rhetorical device involves a direct or indirect reference to somthing which is commonly known. ex:'Christy didn't like to spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom purchased anything except the bare necessities'..
What is an allusion?
300
Making objects and animals seem human. Example: The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
What is personification?
300

Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of sentences, lines, or clauses

Epistrophe

300
Saying key words and/or phrases over and over again. Example: "Duty does not trump honesty. Duty does not trump common sense. And duty, my friends, does not trump morality."
What is repetition?
400
“I’ve studied the human heart for a lifetime and there’s something you should know, high cholesterol can lead to heart desease. When diet and exercise aren’t enough, adding Lipitor lowers bad cholesterol 39-60%.”- Dr. Robert Jarvik, inventor of the artificial heart
What is an example of ethos?
400

Appeal to credibility or authority 

ethos 

400
an example of this device is... "Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune--without the words, And never stops at all."
What is a metaphor?
400
Two things placed side by side for comparison. For example: Rich to poor; young to old
What is juxtaposition?
400

putting two contrasting elements together that are unlike to compare

juxtaposition 

500
"There is a child out there seeking shelter, food, and love. You can be that child's hero by providing for their needs for just 38 cents a day."
What is an example of pathos?
500

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentences, lines, or clauses

Anaphora

500
Using the same general structure for multiple parts of a sentence or for multiple sentences in order to link them all. Example: “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” - John F. Kennedy
What is parallelism?
500

"old news" and "deafening silence" are examples of ___?

Oxymoron

500

A person bleeding heavily says, "It's just a scratch" is an example of _____?

Understatement

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