Techniques
Strategies
Terms
Types of Writing
Potpourri
100

These are the three types of rhetorical appeals

What are ethos, pathos, and logos?

100

An essay about global warming and its negative impact on the planet, for example.

What is cause and effect?

100

Also known as word choice

What is diction?

100

Harry Potter, for example.

What is entertaining?

100

The "why" behind a written work

What is author's purpose?

200

A commercial requesting financial support for an animal rescue and adoption facility featuring photos of abused animals, for example.

What is pathos?

200

A list of pros and cons, for example.

What is comparing and contrasting?

200

Also known as sentence structure or word order

What is syntax?

200

Tells a story, usually in chronological order.

What is narrative writing?

200

Encompasses the motivations behind a writer’s diction, style, and structure

What is author's purpose?

300

An article about the benefit of social networking including quotes from Mark Zuckerberg, for example.

What is ethos?

300

The mood or attitude that a writer or speaker conveys through their word choice

What is tone?

300

Makes reference to a famous story or historical event to give an audience a point of comparison

What is allusion?

300

Utilizes the five senses to immerse the reader

What is descriptive writing?

300

The "A" of "SOAPSTone"

What is audience?

400

An ad for an electric vehicle with the tagline: "Gas is expensive," for example.

What is logos?
400

Used to emphasize essential points through the recurring use of a specific sound, word, or phrase.

What is repetition?

400

The creation of statements that explain their purpose and leave the reader with a clear and concise understanding of the context of a statement

What is explicit writing?

400

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, for example.

What is informative/expository?

400

Supposedly Aristotle's preferred rhetorical appeal

What is logos?

500

This Greek philosopher is credited with being the "father of rhetoric"

Who is Aristotle?

500

Used to increase audience attention through the incorporation of relatable subject matter. Usually a reference to an older literary work.

What is allusion?

500

Comparing two like subjects through the use of well-known or familiar examples

What is simile?

500

The Declaration of Independence, for example.

What is persuasive?

500

Someone who is always able to see what is persuasive, and to see the possibility of persuasion in every situation

What is a rhetorician?

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