Effects of Rhetorical Device
This rhetorical choice appeals to emotion and often evokes sympathy, fear, or anger.
What is pathos?
Word choice that is emotionally charged and intended to influence the audience is known as this type of diction.
What is connotative diction?
This type of evidence includes precise facts, statistics, or concrete examples.
What is specific evidence?
Words such as “often,” “usually,” or “in most cases” help do this to a claim.
What is qualify it?
The AP Lang exam lasts this many hours and minutes.
What is 3 hours and 25 minutes?
Using repetition at the beginning of successive clauses primarily emphasizes an idea and builds rhythm.
What is anaphora?
Short, simple sentences are often used to create this effect.
What is emphasis or urgency?
Broad statements about groups or ideas with little detail are examples of this kind of evidence.
What is general evidence?
A claim without any limitations is described as being this.
What is absolute?
There are this many multiple-choice questions on the exam.
What is 45 questions?
A speaker poses a question not meant to be answered in order to provoke thought or stress a point.
What is a rhetorical question?
A sentence structure that places the main idea at the end is called this.
What is a periodic sentence?
Using direct quotations from a text primarily strengthens evidence by increasing this rhetorical appeal.
What is logos?
Acknowledging counterarguments strengthens an argument by showing this quality.
What is complexity?
Students students have about this much time for each essay.
What is 40 minutes?
This device enhances credibility by establishing the speaker’s authority, character, or trustworthiness.
What is ethos?
Highly formal diction and complex syntax are most appropriate for this rhetorical situation.
What is an academic or professional audience?
Explaining how evidence supports the claim is known as this crucial analytical step.
What is commentary (or analysis)?
On the AP rubric, nuanced claims are rewarded in this scoring category.
What is Row B: Evidence and Commentary (or Sophistication if extended thoughtfully)?
This essay asks students to evaluate and use the provided sources.
What is the Synthesis Essay?
Juxtaposing contrasting ideas to highlight differences often strengthens an argument by clarifying choices or conflicts.
What is antithesis?
Repeating similar grammatical structures can enhance coherence and persuasiveness through this syntactical strategy.
What is parallelism?
On the AP Lang exam, essays score higher when the evidence is not only specific but also this.
What is relevant and well-explained?
This phrase signals a qualification in an argument: “_____ circumstances,” “_____ extent.”
What is “to a certain” or “in some”?
Students should write their (strongest/weakest) essay first.
What is their strongest essay?