Rhetorical Devices
To create rhythm and purpose, repetition of similar structures, or ____ is used.
What is parallelism?
A synthesis thesis has to a have a “____” position
What is a Defensible Position
Every analysis must connect back to the ____.
What is author’s purpose?
What is the first thing to do in an argument
What is read the prompt!!!!
This is Water
What is the meaning of “banal platitude”
What is Overused/ common phrase
Analysis requires linking rhetorical devices to ___.
What is rhetorical situation?
How many sources are provided in a synthesis task. Please mention the range (eg. 1-3 passages)
What is 6-7 passages labeled A-F/G
The thesis must anlalyze the ___.
What is the author’s rhetorical choices?
What is a strategy to help plan out an argument
Brain mind-map
Where did Toni Morrisson read her commencement speech?
What is Wellesley College
What are the author’s attitude and word choices?
What is tone and diction?
At least how many passages should be used in a synthesis essay
What is 3 sources
Analysis must focus on the ___ of rhetorical choices.
What is function?
What was the “unicorn” argument that we looked at. Give the point distribution for each category.
Hint: This is the postion argument from 2024 set 1
What is:
Thesis: 1/1
Evidence/ Commentary: 3/4
Sophistication: 1/1
What was MLK’s reply to A Call for Unity
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Ethos, pathos, and logos are all modes of ___.
What is persuasion?
Sophistication Point Fill in the Blank
“Crafting a nuanced argument by consistently identifying and exploring ____ or _____ across the sources"
What is complexities or tensions
Where should you introduce the rhetorical choices?
What is introduction?
How many minutes do we get to write the argument?
What is 45 minutes
Who wrote Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
Patrick Henry
Rhetorical devices are techniques writers use to ____ meaning, tone, and persuade audiences.
What is convey?
When reading the passages, what is the first thing to look at? Be specific (THIS IS ADVICE FROM MRS. PEINADO). What is the purpose of doing that first action?
Read the small box with the source information to determine whether the passage is credible enough to use.
How do you get the sophistication point?
What is complexity and vivid/persuasive style?
EASY QUESTION!!!!:
WHAT IS ONE CAUTIONARY ADVICE THAT YOU HAVE FOR AN ARGUMENT!
Open to interpretation
What does “sunshine patriot” mean in Thomas Paine’s American Crisis
He used this as a criticism against people who supported the USA when times were peaceful and easy!