Vocabulary
to accept or yield to a superior force or the authority or will of another person
What is "submit"?
Appealing to an audience's emotions
What is pathos?
an argument that assumes that because so many other people hold a specific belief, that belief can't be wrong.
Band Wagon
a figure of speech that contrasts two opposing ideas, usually within parallel grammatical structures
What is "antithesis"?
The central conflict of Antigone
What is Antigone wants to bury her brother Polynices, but King Creon has made a decree forbidding it
Without thinking or caring about the consequences of an action
What is "reckless"?
Appealing to an audience's sense of logic
What is logos?
an argument based on insufficient evidence, often caused by a sample which is too small or is not representative of the whole population.
What is "hasty generalization"?
The problem or obstacle of a text
What is conflict?
The Sentry's method of catching Antigone while she was burying Polynices
What is unburying Polynices to see who came to rebury him?
What is "decree"?
a speaker/writer's appeal to their own character and credibility
What is ethos?
an argument that diverts a discussion from the main argument by changing the subject or bringing up irrelevant points.
What is "red herring"?
a play in which the protagonist, usually a person of noble and moral character, falls into disaster through a combination of personal failing and circumstances beyond their control.
What is Greek Tragedy?
Creon compares the citizens of Thebes to this to encourage unification
the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest
What is "civil disobedience"?
Creon used this rhetorical appeal when rousing the anger of the citizens of Thebes in his opening speech
What is pathos?
an argument that assumes that there are only two options or outcomes in a situation, when there are other alternatives.
What is "false dilemma"?
the first song that is sung by the chorus in a Greek tragedy
What is a parados?
The message of the "Ode to Man"
Man can overcome everything except death
punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act
What is "retribution"?
Martin Luther King used this rhetorical appeal when quoting experts on faith and morals when convincing his audience what was just or unjust.
What is ethos?
an argument that distorts the opposing side's argument to make it easier to attack or refute
What is "straw man"?
an argument based on deductive reasoning that uses generalizations to reach specific conclusions; usually follows the format of "A is B. B is C. So, A is C."
What is "syllogism"?
What is admit to blame despite not being involved?