The Basics
What is academic argument?
An argument that is backed up using research and facts, makes use of strategic argument strategies (rhetorical devices, etc.), and considers the counterclaim.
What is anaphora?
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several sentences or clauses
Good afternoon! My name is Vlad, and I am a new resident of Transylvania. I love my new home on
Dracula Lane, but there have been some serious
problems with my new creepy neighbors.
By using the word “creepy” to describe his neighbors’ behavior rather than a word such as “odd” or “different,” Vlad is using a word with a specific negative ______________ that will make his audience view his neighbors in a negative way.
Connotation
Tone
Anaphora
Appeal to logic
Logos
There is a dog over there.
Declarative
Who discussed the ideas behind the rhetorical triangle?
Aristotle
What is the occasion in SOAPSTone?
The context for the speech - the things that are happening in the world that make the speech necessary
When I first moved in, I tried to be friendly by bringing the Nosferatu family a pan of my world-famous garlic bread. When they opened the door, its smell enveloped them like a warm hug, but they were apparently not warm huggers. They curled back their lips to reveal two gleaming, fang-like teeth where their canine teeth should be. The parents immediately hissed and closed the door in my face. I was mortified.
Vlad uses imagery when he says “they curled back their lips to reveal two gleaming, fang-like teeth where their canine teeth should be” to cause his reader to:
Become curious about the teeth
Join his side and fear the strange neighbors
Advocate for vampire acceptance
Advocate for better dental care in his neighborhood
Appeal to emotion
Dogs and cats are both fine pets, but dogs are typically friendlier.
Compound.
What three aspects of an argument are included in the rhetorical/Aristotelian triangle?
Speaker, subject, audience
What is the purpose in SOAPSTone?
The intended result of the speech - what the author wants to happen as a result of giving the speech
Furthermore, while looking out from my balcony, I saw two neighbor children peering out of their bedroom window. This seems pretty normal, yet what happened next is not normal.
The sentence “This seems pretty normal, yet what happened next is not normal” contains an example of:
Euphemism
Satire
Anaphora
Epistrophe
4. Epistrophe
Appeal to ethics
Ethos
Do you want to meet my pet dog?
Interrogative
What is another word for "speaker"?
Persona
What is connotation?
The associated meaning of a word beyond its dictionary definition. Words will usually have a negative or positive connotation.
The children began to lean out the window, and, right before my eyes, they transformed into bats! It was horrifying. I stared as their wings fluttered and they swooped down from the ledge of their window and through the air between our homes. This experience left me feeling unsafe, unsure, and a little bit uncertain about whether I still want to live on this block, so I demand that action be taken to make the Nosferatu family dial back their eccentricities.
The punctuation at the end of the phrase “right before my eyes, they transformed into bats!” is meant to ______________ the reader.
Sadden
Distract
Sabotage
Jolt
4. Jolt
Logos
That was rude!
Exclamatory
What does each letter in SOAPSTone stand for?
Speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject, and tone
What is parallel structure?
When sentences or sections of a piece are structured similarly to emphasize a connection or balance between them
I would like to ask that this family be spoken to about their late night shenanigans, their strange habits, and their general rudeness. Although they have lived here longer than I have, I think that they need to make some small changes to make their neighbors more comfortable. Surely I cannot be the only person in the neighborhood bothered by their creepy behavior, and it only makes sense to keep the majority of your residents happy.
“It only makes sense to keep the majority of your residents happy” is an example of which type of appeal?
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
Appeal to patriotism
1. Logos
Have you met the people working for Blue Pool Services? They are rude and they mistreat their employees! Do you want to be a part of supporting a company that does not pay their employees fair wages and provide them with water on hot days?
Ethos
After work is over today, I want to go get a cup of coffee.
Complex