Author's Purpose
What verbs would fit a narrative author's purpose?
Tell, recount, etc.
Emotion
Pathos
Who will stand up and fight for justice?
Rhetorical Question
Comparison between two unlike things not using "like" or "as"; saying something is something else figuratively
Metaphor
Using what scares someone or makes them anxious to convince them
Appeal to Fear
What verbs would fit a descriptive author's purpose?
Describe, illustrate, etc.
Logic
Logos
If you drink caffeine, then you will become addicted to it.
If/Then
Providing an example to prove a point
Exemplification
Using someone's sense empathy or sympathy to convince them
Appeal to Pity
What verbs would fit an argumentative author's purpose?
argue, convince, etc.
Credibility
Ethos
A real adult can handle his or her emotions. A real adult is able to understand differences make us stronger. A real adult leaves behind petty concerns of childhood.
Parallelism
A short, engaging story used to make a point
anecdote
(NOT antidote)
calling on one’s community spirit, specifically on one’s love of country in an attempt to persuade
Appeal to Patriotism
What verbs would fit an informative author's purpose?
inform, teach, etc.
What is the difference between a Rhetorical Appeal and a Rhetorical Technique/Strategy?
An appeal is what part of a person's sense of argument you are targeting (logic, emotion, credibility) whereas a technique/strategy is the specific thing you are doing to convince them.
A good person is one who can admit when he or she is wrong and apologize.
Setting two things side-by-side to show the characteristics of each
relying on people’s need to feel good about themselves to persuade
Appeal to Vanity
What do you need to include when you are explaining an author's purpose(s) in a text?
-a verb (inform, argue, describe, recount, etc.)
(-a preposition or another connecting word to join the verb and subject)
-a subject (an event, situation, person, thing, etc.)
Example: to argue for independence from England
Who first discussed the idea of ethos, logos, and pathos all being needed to form a successful argument?
Aristotle
His journey felt like a trip both down the rabbit hole and through the looking glass.
Allusion (NOT illusion)
(to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass)
To set two things side-by-side to contrast something about them; pointing out a particular difference between two otherwise similar/comparable things to make a point about that difference
Juxtaposition
Why are the types of pathos technically not rhetorical strategies or techniques?
They are defining a specific type of pathos/emotion (an appeal) NOT giving a way that is being done.
(If the author was to talk a lot about being "a great example of a Brookfield High School student," it is stronger to talk about redefining terms or diction while mentioning that the author is appealing to the emotion of patriotism.)