Convinced of something based on the character of the author; we tend to believe people whom we respect
What is Ethos - Credibility?
100
repeating a grammatical structure or an arrangement of words to create rhythm and momentum
What is parallelism?
100
Compare two things using like or as
What is a simile?
100
An essay or speech that attempts to convince audiences to accept an author's claim, or position on an issue, or to motivate audiences to take a particular course of action
What is Persuasive Speech/essay?
100
The author's position on an issue
What is a claim?
200
Persuading by the use of reasoning, facts, and statistics
What is Logos - Logic?
200
using the same word/words frequently to reinforce concepts and unify the speech
What is repetition?
200
gives human traits to non-human things
What is personification?
200
How the story makes the reader feel
What is mood?
200
pieces of information that illustrate or expand on or prove the authors ideas such as facts, statistics, or expert opinion are called
What is supporting evidence?
300
When an author persuades the reader by appealing to their emotions (makes them sad, makes them laugh)
What is Pathos - Emotion?
300
calling something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
What is allusion?
300
describes one thing as if it were another without using the words like or as
What is a metaphor?
300
The author's word choice, including level of formality and difficulty, the use of figurative language, and rhetoric
What is Diction?
300
how the author feels about the subject.
What is the author's perspective, or viewpoint
******Daily Double***** What is the difference between an objective and subjective point of view or perspective?
400
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
What is rhetoric?
400
wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes. Such wording is also known as high-inference language or language persuasive techniques.
What is emotionally charge language?
400
drawing a comparison that shows a similarity between two unlike things...like a LONG simile/metaphor
What is an analogy?
400
The author's attitude toward the topic and audience as conveyed in his or her word choice; how the story is told
What is Tone?
400
opposing opinions the author introduces and attempts to disprove
What is counterclaim?
500
Ethos is Greek for this term
What is character?
500
Devices a writer or speaker uses to influence the audience in favor of his or her argument
What are persuasive techniques?
500
Gross exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
500
what are the three main purposes of writing?
What is to inform, to persuade, to entertain?
500
define connotation and denotation
What is denotation = dictionary definition, connotation = an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.