Rhetorical Strategies, Appeals
Rhetorical Devices
Rhetorical Modes
Rhetorical Situation
Essay Writing, Structure
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 An example of this device would be that statistics show that men are most likely to die first then women.

What is logos?


200

Comparing two things using ‘like’ or ‘as,’ AND comparing two things without using ‘like’ or ‘as.’

What is simile and metaphor?

200

Two or more subjects are connected in a meaningful way, to illuminate subtle differences or unexpected similarities. 


What is compare and contrast?

200

 The parts of the PAPA Square.

What is Persona, Purpose, Argument, Audience, Rhetorical Devices and Appeals?

200

The three types of essays on the AP Exam

 What is Rhetorical Analysis, Argumentative, Synthesis?

400

An example of this device would be when an ad says “9 out of 10 dentists recommend this brand of toothpaste.”

What is Ethos?

400

An example of this device, typically also used in Satire  is the following: “He smiled like the Chesire cat.”

 What is allusion?

400

The purpose of the following rhetorical mode is the following: make criticism approachable through humor. Differs from comedy because it pokes fun at specific aspects or flaws in people or institutions.


What is satire?

400

DAILY DOUBLE

This term refers to the method and/or medium through which the author uses to communicate to the audience.

What is genre?

400

This portion of a passage tends to relate the main argument to reality, while tying up any loose ends.

What is the conclusion?

600

The implied or suggested meanings associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition.

What is connotation?

600

As a literary device, a narrative in which a character, place, or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.

 What is an allegory?

600

Can be used to evoke in your audience a strong understanding and perhaps empathy with the events happening to the people in the story

What is a narrative?

600

Refers to the time, place, and the climate in which the text occurs, or what is happening in society at the time.

What is context?

600

DAILY DOUBLE

The structure of a synthesis and/or argumentative essay.

What is introduction/thesis, 2 body paragraphs, counterargument, and conclusion?

800

Logos is also used when an author uses one of these structures for writing.

What is a rhetorical mode?

800

Having identical or very similar sentence structure. Example: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

What is parallel structure?

800

Takes a whole and splits it up into parts and then places the divided information into various categories.


What is classification?

800

This term refers to the event/situation that provokes the writer to write the message.


What is exigence?

800

The most important part of a rhetorical analysis essay is not only explaining and identifying the rhetorical devices and appeals, but __________.

What is the effect on the audience?

1000

These two components help to create an author’s voice and/or persona in a text.

What is tone and diction?

1000

(Fallacy) When the conclusion does not follow suit with the evidence

What is a non-sequitur?

1000

The purpose of this rhetorical mode is the following: advocates some action to solve a problem, because it demonstrates important relationships between variables.


What is cause and effect?

1000

This part of the rhetorical situation links the writer and the audience.

What is purpose?

1000

These are the five main components of a device-driven thesis statement.

What are the writer, strong verb, rhetorical devices, purpose, and message.