The Trifecta of Appeals
Persuasive Terms
Connotation
(negative / neutral / positive)
TKAM
Random Things
100

Includes emotionally loaded language

What is pathos?

100

a comparison using like or as.

What is a simile?

100

interested / nosy / curious

nose / interested / curious

100

This character is the story's narrator

Scout

100

The name of our class fish

What is Big Tuna?

200

Uses facts, quotations, and statistics.

What is logos?

200

a question that does not require an answer, but instead emphasizes a point or idea

What is a rhetorical question?

200

unique / uncommon/ strange

strange / uncommon / unique 

200

This character lies about being beaten by Tom Robinson.

Who is Mayella Ewell?

200

Miss Wilber goes to school here

What is Duquesne?

300

Builds an author's credibility and trustworthiness.

What is ethos?

300

The continual use of words or phrases within a piece.

What is repetition?

300

find / detect / snoop 

snoop / detect / find

300

This character teaches his children the importance of empathy (putting themselves into someone else's shoes).

Who is Atticus?

300

Miss Wilber's birthday is in this month.

What is May?

400

"4 out of 5 doctors trust Aleve to cure your headache!"

What is ethos?

400

A reference to well-known work, historical event, or pop culture item

What is an allusion?

400

ask / demand / request

demand / ask / request

400

This character saves Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell's attack

Who is Boo Radley?

400

Mrs. Vescovi coaches this sport at NA.

What is softball?

500

"Donating as little as 10 cents a day could save tigers from being heartlessly poached.  Will you help?"

What is pathos?

500

A personal story told within a speech, oftentimes told to connect with the audience

What is an anecdote?

500

delayed / not on time / tardy

tardy / not on time / delayed
500

This is the name of the town where this story takes place.

What is Maycomb?
500

Mrs. Vescovi includes this fun thing on the agenda every day.

What is the national day?

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