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The concise statement of your interpretation about a particular text issue or event.
What is Thesis
The ability to see the available means of persuasion in any given situation.
Rhetoric
An appeal to authority or character, it means the character or good will of the speaker.
What is Ethos
To appeal to the popular opinion or belief.
What is Doxa
Attention to the right time and place for an argument.
What is Kairos
The pathetic appeal or first to appeal to the emotions . The speaker attempts to put the audience into a particular emotional state so that they will be more receptive to the speakers message.
Pathos
Dynamic relationship between audience, author, and argument.
What is Rhetorical Situation
What is Logos
Techniques that are used to move and convince an audience.
What is Rhetorical Strategies
Pathos capitalizes on the audiences fear. Sometimes unreasonably to make a point.
What is Scare Tactics.
This variation of the scare tactics suggests that one will lead to a chain of events that results in an unforeseen and inevitable and usually undesirable conclusion without providing evidence to support the claim.
What is Slippery Slope
Sometimes called the ad populum argument, this emotional fallacy hinges on the premise that since everyone else is doing it, you should too.
What is Bandwagon Appeal
In this fallacy the author amplifies a preceived need or creates a completely new one
What is False Needs
Draw conclusions too quickly without providing enough supporting evidence or considering all the nuances of the issue.
What is Hasty Generalization
Involved the oversimplification of a complicated issue.
What is Either -or Argument