Rhetorical Triangle
What is AUDIENCE?
This is the general term for a statement of fact, value, or policy made by an author.
This describes an author's choice of words.
What is DICTION?
Tone can be defined as an author's [?] towards their subject.
What is ATTITUDE?
This rhetorical appeal deals with reasoning.
What is LOGOS?
When the same words are used twice in succession, but the second time, the order of the words is reversed.
What is a METAPHOR?
This is the presentation of two contrasting images or ideas, it is a type of parallelism.
What is ANTITHESIS?
An argument that uses confusion or distraction to shift attention away from a topic and toward a false conclusion
What is a RED HERRING?
The aspects of a persuasive that elicit pity from the audience are known as an appeal to this.
What is PATHOS?
This is the general term for a sentence construction which repeats grammatical patterns.
What is PARALLELISM?
This is a polite term given to a harsh word or phrase.
What is EUPHEMISM?
This is a reference made by an author to another literary work.
What is an ALLUSION?
This type of argument assumes that a certain course of action will necessarily lead to a chain of future events resulting in unlikely or ridiculous outcomes.
What is a SLIPPERY SLOPE?
Who is ARISTOTLE?
This refers to a subversion of expectations, typically used to create suspense, humor, or emphasis.
What is IRONY?
Literary technique of placing two very different things side by side in order to highlight their contrasts
What is ALLEGORY?
"According to my brain, my brain is reliable" is an example of this logical fallacy
What is a CIRCULAR ARGUMENT?
An appeal to credibility.
What is ETHOS?
This describes a verbally abusive attack.
What is invective?
The ironic minimizing of a fact, presents something as less significant than it is (in order to emphasize its significance).
What is UNDERSTATEMENT?
This is the the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
What is ANAPHORA?
This is a weak or imaginary argument set up only to be easily refuted and to make the speaker’s argument look stronger by comparison.
What is STRAW MAN?
Latin for "urgency" this describes the occasion of a given text, the circumstances that prompt its creation.
What is EXIGENCY?
The ironic minimizing of a fact, presents something as less significant than it is (in order to emphasize its significance).
What is UNDERSTATEMENT?
A generally bitter comment that is ironically or satirically worded.
A brief recounting of a relevant episode, often inserted into nonfictional texts as a way of providing an example.
What is FALSE DICHOTOMY?