Argumentative
Rhetorical Analysis
Vocabulary
Completely Unrelated
100

The act of stating an absolute with little to no evidence to support it

What is Broad Generalization?

100

Making use of a personal story, usually humorous one, in order to support a claim.

What is anecdote?

100

The act of bullying.

What is hector?

100

A hit animated sitcom that premiered in 1989, became beloved throughout the 90's, and is a personal favorite of Mr. Pena.

What is The Simpsons?

200

Adding limitations, conditions, or modifiers such as "some", "may", or "can" to your claim

What is qualifying a claim?

200

The O in SOAPStone

What is Occasion?

200

Deriving pleasure from someone else's pain

What is Schadenfreude?

200

A small, hand-sized corn or wheat tortilla folded around a flavorful filling and eaten by hand

What is a taco?

300

A conflict resolution and persuasion strategy that aims to find common ground and mutual compromise

What is Rogerian Argument?

300

JFK makes use of this rhetorical appeal when he says "We choose to go and do the other things, not because they are easy but because they are hard."

What is Ethical Appeal?

300

Cheap art

What is Kitsch?

300

The only U.S. president to have been a prisoner of war, captured by the British at age 14 during the Revolutionary War where he was slashed by an officer for refusing to polish boots

Who is Andrew Jackson?

400

The logical sequence of thoughts, claims, and evidence that connects a central idea (or thesis) to a conclusion

What is Line of Reasoning?

400

When reading a text from history, it's important to understand this before any further analysis is done.

What is rhetorical situation?

400

A close and harmonious relationship in which people understand each other's feelings, ideas, and communicate smoothly

What is Rapport?

400

This novel dramatically shaped American attitudes toward slavery and helped galvanize the abolitionist movement in the North, famously contributing to tensions that led to the American Civil War

What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
500

Words or phrases that present a statement as total, unconditional, or all-or-nothing, leaving no room for doubt, exception, or gray area

What is absolute?

500

The act or process of proving that an argument, statement, claim, or theory is false, wrong, or invalid using evidence, logic, or reasoning

What is refutation?

500

A significant or embarrassing social mistake, blunder, or breach of etiquette

What is Faux Pas?

500

This idea questions whether you can—or should—enjoy, value, or purchase a creative work when its maker has committed severe moral wrongs, legal crimes, or offensive public behavior.

What is Art vs. The Artist?