Name That Tone
Define That Tone
Rhetorical Interlude
Use That Tone
Compare That Tone
100
Sad or dejected
What is melancholic?
100
Didactic
What is teaching (in a neutral sense)?
100
When a speaker appeals to the audience's share sense of values or ethics.
What is ethos?
100
"I know exactly how you feel right now."
What is empathetic?
100
Teaching in a condescending way.
What is pedantic?
200
Talking about something in a way that leaves room for multiple interpretations.
What is ambiguous?
200
Sanguine
What is overly-optimistic?
200
If a speaker utilizes many statistics and enthymemes, s/he is focusing on this type of appeal.
What is logos?
200
"That's fine, I guess. I don't really care."
What is apathetic?
200
Sarcastic, but in a dry or dark sense (rather than in a biting or witty sense)
What is wry?
300
Satirical in a biting way
What is sardonic?
300
Romantic
What is overly-idealized and/or naive?
300
These are the three points of the rhetorical triangle.
What are speaker, audience, and subject?
300
"Just cruise down the 405 to hit up that sweet taco spot I've been raving about."
What is colloquial?
300
Lacking respect, but with humor
What is flippant?
400
Ruminating and thoughtful - often in the form of a monologue
What is pensive?
400
Inflammatory
What is purposefully divisive, desiring to cause a strong reaction in the reader/listener?
400
This concept refers to the "timeliness" of an argument.
What is kairos?
400
"Frankly, that's not my problem. Deal with it."
What is brusque?
400
Not really caring, but in a cheerful, upbeat way (i.e. life's too fun to care)
What is blithe?
500
Confused and perplexed
What is nonplussed?
500
Timorous
What is timid, easily frightened, and/or lacking confidence?
500
In Aristotle's rhetoric, this word is the philosophical equivalent of the enthymeme.
What is a syllogism?
500
"Why did the tofu cross the road? To prove it wasn't chicken!"
What is risible?
500
Upset at someone, but more because you believe you have experienced an injustice
What is indignant?
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