an appeal form that emphasizes logical reasoning and evidence.
What is logos?
100
the technical term for the rhetorical device in this example: Trials and Tribulations
what is alliteration?
100
the primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
100
Famous immigrant who is both a politician and a Hollywood figure..
Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?
100
The famous opening lines of the Declaration of Independence
What is "we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal"?
200
An appeal form where the speaker/writer draws on his/her personal credibility and ethics.
What is ethos?
200
a writer who uses a lot of positive adjectives in describing America as the great asylum
Who is Crevecoeur?
200
A period in American history from 1775-83
What is the American revolution/ revolutionary war /war of Independence)
200
An African-American clergyman fighting for civil rights...
Who is Martin Luther King jr.?
200
The person who says that "my American dream is to become tremendously rich in dollar terms"
Who is "Adam"?
300
A mode of persuasion where the speaker appeals to the emotions of his audience
What is pathos?
300
repetition of the sound of the first syllables in a series of words (dark and desolate)
What is alliteration?
300
three fundamental rights stated in the Declaration of the Independence (a key phrase in the document)
What is life, liberty and pursuit of happiness?
300
A text that claims that there are two different Americas..
What is "Our America"?
300
the person who says " I have a dream"
Who is Martin Luther King jr?
400
when a keyword or phrase is repeated in the beginning of a sentence or paragraph
What is anaphora?
400
repetition in the end of successive sentences (women lie, men, lie, we all lie)
What is epiphora?
400
A patriotic writer/poet who wrote about the "happy workers" in America
Who is Walt Whitman?
400
A text/film about different ethnic groups in America who are prejudiced and hostile towards eachother.
What is Crash?
400
a text/film from where this quote is taken: " in L.A. nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass...we crash into eachother just to feel something"
What is Crash?
500
a rhetorical device containing a series of three parallell words, phrases or clauses
What is a tricolon?
500
a rhetorical device where the speaker uses an indirect reference
What is allusion?
500
African-American writer who was explicitly proud to be black and wrote about a brighter future for African-Americans
Who is Langston Hughes?
500
a French writer who believes that America is the land of opportunities and has room for everyone, as opposed to the dark and oppressing Europe.
Who is Crevecoeur?
500
The text that contains the following quote about African-Americans in the ghetto: "pain, poverty, stress and anxiety"