Mal-"bad" or "poor"
Gress- "step" or "walk"
Log-"speak" or "word"
Rhetorical Devices
Text Structure
100
This word mean to do something with evil or bad intention.
What is malice?
100
When one moves forward, we say they do this.
What is progress?
100
Making sense.
What is logical?
100
This strategy involves telling a personal story to support a position.
What is an anecdote?
100
A way to organize an essay when the author wants to present similarities and differences.
What is compare and contrast?
200
If you are sick with the flu, you may be said to have this.
What is a malady?
200
A word which means to walk around or away from something is this.
What is digress?
200
In rhetoric, this is the use of logic to persuade someone.
What is logos?
200
This technique involves asking a question to capture the audience's interest. It is not intended to be answered, but rather to get the audience to think about the issue.
What is a rhetorical question?
200
A way to structure an essay when the author wants to present events in order.
What is sequence, order, or timeline?
300
Something which is poor in nutrition is this.
What is malnourished or malnutrition?
300
This word means to move or step backwards.
What is regress?
300
A speech about someone who has passed away.
What is a eulogy?
300
This word means the opposing point of view. Sometimes the author will present this and then refute it.
What is the counterargument?
300
A way for an author to address their opponent's viewpoints.

What is present the opposing view and refute it?

What is present the counterargument and refute it?

400
Something which smells very bad is this.
What is malodorous?
400
To overstep or walk over a boundary.
What is transgress?
400
The word we use for people speaking in a story that is punctuated by quotation marks.
What is dialog or dialogue?
400
This technique involves presenting data, facts, and the results of research. It may involve numbers and charts.
What are statistics?
400
A way to present an issue that needs to be solved and then propose a solution to it.
What is problem and solution?
500
Something causing bad or poor feelings is this. Hint: sometimes we describe the weather this way!
What is dismal?
500
To step or walk towards someone as if to attack them.
What is aggress or aggression?
500
A long speech that is spoken by just one person.
What is a monologue?
500
This technique involves using metaphors or comparisons of situations, events, or concepts to express an idea.
What are analogies?
500
A structure that involves presenting reasons for why or how things happen.
What is cause and effect?
600
A disease usually spread by infected mosquitoes.
What is malaria?
600
A word which means a way to walk out or leave.
What is egress?
600
A word which means to compare two or more things.
What is an analogy?
600

This is a technique where the author makes a reference to another piece of writing, historical event, person, artwork, etc.

What is an allusion?
600
Presenting important, numbered points related to an issue.
What is listing or presenting a list?
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