Rhetorical Devices
A reference to a well-known person, event, or work
What is allusion?
When a writer imitates the tone or style of something to ridicule it
What is satire?
This fallacy attacks the person instead of the argument
What is ad hominem?
"Think of the children!"
What is pathos
Placing contrasting ideas near each other for effect
What is juxtaposition?
When the outcome is different than what is expected
What is irony?
Language that appeals to the senses
What is imagery?
A fallacy that presents only two options when more exist
What is a false dilemma (either/or fallacy)?
"87% of Liberal Arts majors are happier in their marriages"
What is logos
A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis
What is hyperbole?
The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences
What is anaphora?
A fallacy that appeals to popularity instead of reason
What is bandwagon?
"It is our shared American values, such a life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness that unite us as people"
What is ethos?
When an author asks a question and then immediately provides the answer.
What is hypophora?
When conjunctions are omitted between words, clauses, or phrases
What is asyndenton
Describe the components of an effective intro./thesis for a rhetorical analysis
1. Author's name (first and last) 2. Text title and purpose/place of the text 3. two-three specific rhetorical devices author uses to achieve message 4. Author's over arching message
When someone argues that one event will cause a dramatic chain of negative events
What is slippery slope?
"We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies"
What is pathos?
The arrangement of words and phrases in a sentence
What is syntax?
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun
What is an antecedent
One stylistic technique for creating emphasis through repetition at the end of phrases
What is epistrophe?
A fallacy that misrepresents an opponent’s position to make it easier to attack
What is a straw man?
"Was not Jesus an extremist for love? 'Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.'"
What is ethos?
When conjunctions are added between words, clauses, or phrases
What is polysyndenton