Context Clues
The Great Flood of Noah’s day was caused by incessant rain that fell for 40 days and nights
Define incessant
Constant, nonstop
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?
The moon asked the stars to dance.
Personification
Which rhetorical appeal uses credibility or trust to persuade an audience?
Ethos
“Everyone is buying these shoes, so you should too!”
Which logical fallacy is being used?
Bandwagon
The voice of a poem.
Speaker
Their vociferous chatter made me wish I had ear plugs.
Define vociferous
Loud, nonstop
A reference to a person, novel, movie or time period
Allusion
“Every dollar donated brings a child one step closer to a safe home.”
Which rhetorical appeal is MOST used here?
Pathos
Which fallacy attacks the person instead of the argument?
Ad Hominem
The pilot has a fear of heights. This is an example of what?
Irony
The ambiguity of Joe’s directions made it almost impossible to find his house.
Define ambiguity
vague, unclear
A big ______________ of Ready Player One was Identity.
Theme
"I've been a police officer for over 20 years now."
This is an example of?
Ethos
“If we allow students to redo one assignment, soon they’ll expect to redo everything and never learn responsibility.”
Which Logical Fallacy is being used?
Slippery Slope
What's denotation?
The dictionary definition of a word
The job candidate’s background was impeccable – good references and many years of experience, but the company did not give her the job.
Define impeccable
Perfect
Her flesh was a poem.
This is a...
Metaphor
A speaker includes data, charts, and verified statistics in their presentation. Which strategy are they using and why?
Logos—evidence supports logical reasoning
“You think we should recycle more? So you must want everyone to stop driving cars and live in the woods!”
Which Logical Fallacy is being used?
Strawman
"She feels the heat beneath her feet"
This is an example of...
Assonance
My brother said, “I just freed myself from a very loquacious history professor. All he seemed to want was an audience.”
Define loquacious
Talkative, self obsessed
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
This is an example of an...
Anthesis
Tell me how ethos and logos can work together in persuasion?
Ethos builds trust in the speaker while logos strengthens the argument with facts.
A Red Herring is...
A distraction from the argument at hand.