Vocabulary 1
Rhetorical Terms Examples
Pathos, Ethos, and Logos
Rhetorical Terms 1
Rhetorical Terms 2
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Second to last in a series.
Penultimate
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Give an example of alliteration.
A A A
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An appeal to logic.
Logos.
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What is a simile?
Comparison using "like" or "as _____ as"
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What is a metaphor?
Comparison which does not use "like" or "as ____ as"
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Something which has never happened or been seen before is __________.
Unprecedented
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Give an example of repetition.
Repeated something.
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An appeal to emotion.
Pathos.
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Martin Luther King's reference to the Declaration of Independence in his "I Have a Dream" speech is an example of _________?
An allusion.
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Tongue-twisters often utilize ___________ which makes the words hard to say quickly.
Alliteration.
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Someone kind, wise, or well-intentioned is __________.
Benevolent
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Give an example of a simile.
Like, or as_____as
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An appeal to a speaker's credibility (celebrity endorsement).
Ethos
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Saying "we've decided to go in a different direction" instead of "you're fired" is an example of ________?
A euphemism
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What's the purpose of using a hyperbole?
To exaggerate in order to make a point or emphasize something.
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What two (2) words describe a way to be rude or disrespectful to someone?
Demean, Condescend
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Give an example of personification.
Mother Nature
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An ad where pro wrestler Hulk Hogan is trying to sell you Chef Boyardee ravioli.
Ethos
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We do not tolerate bullying in our schools. In our schools here, we do not tolerate bullying. This is an example of __________?
Restatement.
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What is the difference between "repetition" and "anaphora"?
Anaphora is repetition at the beginning of lines, phrases, sentences, etc.
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What two (2) words refer to a persons ideas or beliefs?
Notion, Conviction
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Give an example of anaphora.
I have a dream....I have a dream....etc.
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A commercial shows oil-soaked penguins with slow string music in the background, asking for donations.
Pathos.
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Rita is a straight-A student, president of the Key Club, captain of the varsity lacrosse team, and has already been accepted early admission to Harvard. You might say she's an okay student.
This is an example of _____________?
An understatement.
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Which rhetorical term is best represented by the following comic:
Irony.