Show:
So Appealing!
What's the Situation?
Rhetorical Terminology
When it Comes to Writing
Quotable Devices
100

This is an appeal to such things as facts, data, evidence, and the sensible conclusions you can draw from these things.

Logos, or appeal to logic

100

This aspect of the rhetorical situation refers to the style of text you are reading. Examples could be: speech, advertisement, article, TV show, short story

Genre

100

Exaggeration for humor or emphasis

Hyperbole

100

This must be defensible, respond to the prompt, and reference at least two rhetorical choices/devices.

Thesis statement

100

"Oh, he's such a Romeo."

Allusion

200

Attempting to make an audience feel sympathy, excitement, joy, or anger is appealing to what?

Pathos, or appeal to emotions.

200

This is the person or organization who creates the text.

Author

200
Creating a similar structure through syntax.

Parallelism

200

This point may be earned by having a vivid writing style and by making reference to the rhetorical situation.

Sophistication

200

"Deny, Defend, Depose."

Alliteration

300

An appeal to ethos could involve what TWO ideas?

1 - appealing to authority - someone's right or ability to speak on a topic

2 - appealing to what is morally right or correct

300

This might be singular, plural, old, young, religious or non-religious, and of any nationality in the world.

Audience.

300

Language that appeals to the five senses.

Imagery

300

This must be accurate, relevant, and supported with commentary.

Evidence

300
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."

Parallelism

400

"If my years as a Marine taught me anything, it's that caution is the best policy in this sort of situation."

This quote demonstrates what type of appeal?

Ethos

400

This is what the author is attempting to by persuading, informing, or entertaining.

Purpose

400

An indirect or passing reference.

Allusion

400

These two things are not required, but may assist you when looking for a sophistication point.

Introduction and Conclusion

400

"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."

Metaphor

500

"Caring for the environment may not change your life. But it may change the lives of your children."


This quote contains what type of appeal?

Pathos

500

Madeleine Albright encouraged her audience to 'have courage and persevere.' This would be her...

Message

500

Asking a question and then immediately providing the answer.

Hypophora

500

Adding this to your introduction helps introduce your reader to helpful background information, and is a way to ease your reader into the essay before jumping straight to the point.

Context.

500

"How they clang, and clash, and roar!
       What a horror they outpour
On the bosom of the palpitating air!"

Onomatopoeia