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Rhetorical Devices
The Appeals
Rhetorical Devices
Odds and Ends
General
100
Allusion
What is a reference to literature, history, the Bible, mythology, or popular culture that people are supposed to recognize?
100
according to the data, one in five kids grows up in poverty in the US.
What is logos
100
The feelings and attitudes associated with a word is called this
What is connotation
100
An author talking about her own experiences to strengthen her argument is using this support as a rhetorical strategy
What is anecdote
100
Also called a proposition – answers the question “What are you trying to prove?
What is claim or thesis statement
200
"Uprooting brings tolerance, rootedness brings intolerance" is an example of what?
Antithesis
200
If we don't deal with climate change, where will the poor polar bear live?
What is pathos
200
he person he loved the most ended up killing him is an example of this
What is irony
200
For the transgression of adultery, Hester Prynn was ________________ from Puritan society
What is ostracized
200
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?
300
Paradox
What is a seemingly self-contradictory or absurd statement that is nonetheless true?
300
If Jay doesn't raise enough money, he won't be able to afford the liver transplant. Won't you please help?
What is pathos
300
This is using humor and irony to highlight a problem in society
What is satire
300
The language that is unique to a particular group of people is called
What is jargon
300
Compares two things, which are alike in several respects, for the purpose of explaining or clarifying some unfamiliar or difficult idea or object by showing how the idea or object is similar to some familiar one.
What is an analogy
400
What is "this land belongs to the crown" an example of?
Synechdoche
400
The speaker was a famous scientist from Harvard University.
What is ethos
400
This is the speaker's attitude toward a subject, character, or audience; it is conveyed through imagery, figurative language, etc
What is tone
400
"The English final took, like, two years to complete" is an example of
What is hyperbole
400
Arranged in order of climax; withholds important or critical information to make the end information a surprise.
What is a periodic sentence
500
Having one wife is called monotony is an example of
What is malapropism
500
More than one hundred peer-reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggests that this is an effective treatment for hair loss.
What is logos
500
The omission of one or more words, which must be supplied by the listener or reader. For example, Virginia Wolf said, 'There is much to support the view that it is clothes that wear us, and not we, them.'
What is ellipsis
500
Anecdote, facts, quantitative data, expert testimony are
What is the four types of support when writing essays
500
Arguing against the man instead of against the issue. Example: We can’t elect him mayor. He cheats on his wife! Or: He doesn’t really believe in the First Amendment. He just wants to defend his right to hold racist views.
What is ad hominem