Rhetorical Devices
Argument
Texts
Synthesis
Rhetorical Analysis
100

This Rhetorical Devices applies similar grammatical structures in a series.

What is Parallelism

100

A thesis must be what.

What is defensible. 

100

Letter written from jail in response to clergymen. 

What is The Letter from Birmingham Jail?
100

In the Synthesis task of the college board exam, there is a required minimum use of how many sources?

What is three sources. 

100

What is a multi sentence introduction of a rhetorical analysis essay? 

What is a rhetorical precis?

200
This device uses repetitive words or phrases in the beginning in successive clauses for emphasis. 

What is anaphora?

200

This appeal emphasizes the authors credibility and persuades the audience. 

What is ethos?

200

This person gave a commencement speech at Wellesley college in 2004.

Who is Toni Morrison?

200

"Source A's data on urban heat islands directly prove that city planning is a matter of public health, not aesthetics." 

What is this an example of? 

What is Commentary?

200

What tool is used to identify important parts of the text? 

What is SPACECAT?

300

"The startup's initial success proved to be a Trojan Horse for the investors, hiding deep financial instability within its sleek design." 

This is an example of?

What is an Allusion

300
A way to gather evidence for the argument task. 
What is current events, history, outside experience, reading, entertainment, science/sports?
300

Written by Thomas Jefforson in 1776 and gave the United States Freedom. 

What is The Decleration of Independence?

300

To earn the sophistication point, how should your thesis connect to the prompt? 

What is the thesis needs to focus on a larger scale of the prompt while choosing a complex answer for the question. 

300

What rhetorical device applies a short story in order to connect to the audience? 

What is an anecdote?

400

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." 

This is an example of? 

What is antithesis.

400

When unpacking the prompt, you need to identify what? 

What is value?

400

She wrote a famous letter to her son, while he was traveling in France with his father in 1780. 

Who is Abigail Adams?

400

To achieve complexity, a writer uses this strategy in order to "limit the scope" of the argument by defining specific conditions. 

What is qualification.

400

What is the relationship between the writer's specific choices and their _, or the specific effect they hope to have on the readers. 

What is the Rhetorical Purpose? 

500

"The prestigious award for 'Promoting Global peace' was presented at a ceremony funded entirely by the world's largest munitions manufacturer."

This is an example of?

What is Irony?

500

A student can earn the sophistication point by crafting a nuanced argument, by using a consistently vivid and persuasive style, or by situating the argument within a what?

What is Broader Context?

500

A preacher used vivid imagery during the Great Awakening in order to promote repentance. 

Who is Johnathan Edwards?

500

A student earns the maximum 4 points for evidence and commentary only when they demonstrate a sustained what that establishes a clear and logical relationship between all the sources and the student's argument? 

What is a line of reasoning? 

500

To earn the sophistication point, the rubric requires a student to maintain a tone and a style that is what throughout the entire response. 

What is Vivid and Persuasive?