Rautorical Trivia
The breed of Mr Rau's dog.
x2 if you remember the first name.
You automatically win if you write his full name
Basset Hound
Diego
Don Diego de la Vega
Persuasion is achieved by the speaker’s personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible.
What is ethos
The feeling a word has behind it that goes beyond it's literal meaning.
What is connotation.
I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it.
What is metaphor
The introduction of a rhetorical analysis essay should incorporate these elements.
SOAPS
Mr Rau's favorite college football team.
Arizona State Sun Devils
Ads encouraging donations, show small children living in pathetic conditions to evoke pity in people to urge them to donate for the cause.
What is pathos
A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by giving them human attributes or emotions.
What is personification.
You're not in Kansas anymore. (From the film "Avatar")
What is allusion
A Rhetorical analysis essay should be written in this tense because it is analyzing a "living" document.
Present
Mr Rau's favorite color
Blue
All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal.
What is logos
A direct or indirect reference to something which is commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, or work of art.
What is allusion.
America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again.
What is simile
Unlike a traditional essay, a rhetorical analysis does not begin with this.
What is a hook.
Mr Rau's weekend job.
musician
“Made in China” logo on various products sold in China tries to enhance their sales by evoking patriotism among the customers.
What is pathos
Describes the author's attitude towards the subject.
What is tone.
We will not go quietly into the night!
We will not vanish without a fight!
We're going to live on!
We're going to survive!
What is repetition
DAILY DOUBLE: This man is the "father of rhetoric". In other words, he is recognized as having invented it.
Who is Aristotle
Mr Rau's zodiac sign
Cancer or Leo
“John is a forensics and ballistics expert working for the federal government for many years – if anyone’s qualified to determine the murder weapon, it’s him.”
What is ethos
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".
What is metaphor.
Eggs and grits. I like grits too.
How do you cook your grits?
What is a rhetorical question
Tone must be analyzed by looking at the author's....
What is diction.