reference to some fairly well-known event, place, or person
What is Allusion
100
writer repeats a word or phrase at the beginning of multiple clauses or sentences.
What is Anaphora
100
Moral character. This is an ethical appeal where the speaker emphasizes the strength of his or her own moral character and experience to establish personal credibility
What is Ethos
100
This appeal attempts to elicit an emotional response from the audience.
What is Pathos
100
Appeal Example: "You’ll make the right decision because you have something that not many people do: you have heart."
What is Pathos
200
combines both anaphora and epistrophe
What is symploce
200
leaves out conjunctions in a list or between clauses
What is asyndeton
200
relies on the use of rational analysis and persuasive language
What is Logos
200
"Do you have a good job? Babies cost thousands of dollars each year."
What is Logos
200
100 Bonus Points
300
using the same general structure for multiple parts of a sentence, or for multiple sentences, in order to link them all. Parallelism uses a verb and adverb followed by a parallel verb and adverb.
What is parallelism
300
100 bonus points!!!
300
"Don't forget this bloody carcass of this fox for the rest of your fur coat!"
What is Pathos
300
"8 out of 10 doctors drink milk."
What is Ethos
300
use of a contrast in language to bring out a contrast in ideas
What is antithesis
400
a pithy observation that contains a general truth
What is aphorism
400
starts an argument with a reference to something general and from this, it draws a conclusion about something more specific
What is syllogism
400
LeBron James stars in a commercial for gatorade.
What is Ethos
400
The data is perfectly clear: this investment has consistently turned a profit year-over-year, even in spite of market declines in other areas.
What is Logos
400
a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
What is maxim
500
when a speaker breaks off from addressing one party and instead addresses a third party
What is apostrophe
500
allows you to refer to closely related to the actual object, and use that as a way of referring to the actual object itself
What is metonymy
500
"There’s no price that can be placed on peace of mind. Our advanced security systems will protect the well-being of your family so that you can sleep soundly at night."
What is Pathos
500
"Research compiled by analysts from NASA, as well as organizations from five other nations with space programs, suggests that a moon colony is viable with international support."