Rhetorical Devices
A rhetorical strategy where an author will asks a question in order to make a point rather than to get an answer.
What is a rhetorical question?
The rhetorical appeal that uses an author's credibility as a valuable source.
What is Ethos?
It is always good to look for these types of questions because they often give you the answer to other questions you may see.
What are "snitch" questions?
What are they constructing between the school and the athletic field houses?
What is the new CTE building?
The rhetorical device in which an author will repeat certain things in hopes of producing emphasis or clarity.
What is repetition?
The rhetorical appeal that uses facts and statistics to allow the readers to make a logical connection.
What is Logos?
The author's purpose for trying to convince the audience to do or think a certain way.
What is persuasive?
These types of questions will tell you exactly where in the passage to draw your answer from.
What are "blinders" or refence questions?
The date in which you will take the MDE State English II: Reading Test.
What is May 5th?
What is a red herring?
The rhetorical appeal in which an author makes an emotional connection with the audience.
What is Pathos?
An author must use this to support their claims in order to create an efficient argument.
What is evidence?
Hints to the theme of a narrative can be found in this section of the plot.
What is the resolution?
The college that Coach Clark graduated from.
What is USM or The University of Southern Mississippi?
The rhetorical device an author will use that formulates opinions about specific groups of people.
What is a stereotype?
An author uses slanted words creating this appeal.
What is Pathos?
Known as a false statement within an argument.
What is a fallacy?
The usage of this rhetorical device and figurative language can typically indicate that something is an important idea.
What is repetition?
The official name of the comma that is used before the conjunction in separating items in a series.
What is an Oxford comma?
The rhetorical device an author would use to describe how a small event or situation can grow larger and larger over time, creating a huge problem.
What is the snowball effect?
An author uses card stacking to create this appeal:
What is Logos?
An author must create a rebuttal incase a critic returns with a___:
What is a counter argument?
I should always read these before skimming the passage?
What are the questions? OR What is the title and headings?
Daily Double: What is Mr. Rowell's favorite college football team?
What is The University of Alabama?