Rhetorical Appeals
Rhetorical Devices
Name the Appeal/s
Name the RD
Even more RD's
100

The art of persuasion.

What is rhetoric?

100

This rhetorical device is a subtype of parallelism and repetition. It is defined as the exact repition of words at the beginning of phrases. ex:The I have a dream speech.

What is anaphora.

100

"I will fight for you. I will fight with you. We will win this together."

What is ethos?

100

"Are you going to the party?"

"Is rain wet?"

What is a rhetorical question?

100
This rhetorical device involves the direct usage of conjunctions. ex: "The frenzied fields, and doghouses and hills and trees and ditches and gardens."
What is polysyndeton.
200

The speaker using facts or logic to persuade the audience.

What is logos?
200
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.
200
9 out of 10 dentists recommend Colgate.

What is logos and ethos?

200

The lady had reached her golden years.

What is euphemism? 

200
This rhetorical device involves the deliberate exaggeration of a situation. ex: He ate everything in the house.
What is hyperbole.
300
The three main types of appeals (The Greek Please)
What is Ehtos, Pathos, Logos
300
a question asked for an effect, and not actually requiring an answer.
What is a rhetorical question?
300

Losing sleep hurts brain function, tests require high brain function; therefore, not getting enough sleep hurts test performance.

What is Logos?

300

"If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches, keep going."

What is epistrophe?

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.
400

The speaker establishing credibility with the audience.

What is ethos?

400
This rhetorical device involves the direct omission of conjunctions often producing a rapid tempo. ex: "They dove, splashed, floated, splashed, swam, snorted." (James T. Farrell, Young Lonigan)
What is asyndeton.
400

He defined and explained the 3 rhetorical appeals.

Who is Aristotle?

400

My English teacher is older than the hills.

What is hyperbole?

400
A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity
What is a paradox
500

The speaker playing on the audience's emotions.

What is pathos?

500

Placing two contrasting images or ideas next to each other for dramatic effect.

What is juxtaposition?

500

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they are not judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."

What is pathos?

500

"All people are equal, but some are more equal than others."

What is paradox?

500

Taking something that is negative and phrasing it in a positive light.

What is euphemism? 

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