Terms & Strategies
The speaker or writer's reason for writing or addressing their audience
What is purpose?
This genre uses vices and absurdities in an effort to ridicule or expose larger ironies.
What is satire?
A proper thesis statement includes this arguable statement
What is a claim?
These "add-ons" between ideas allow the writer's words and ideas to be more fluent.
What are transitions?
This is the number of essays to complete on the AP Language & Composition exam.
What is 3?
An extravagant exaggeration of fact, used either for serious or comic effect
What is hyperbole?
This appeal establishes the credibility of the speaker.
What is ethos?
In order to defend an argument, one might use this strategy of creating a made-up scenario in which a clear parallel can be drawn.
What is a hypothetical (scenario)?
It is advisable to begin any essay with this.
What is a hook or lede?
This logical fallacy is simply a personal attack unrelated to the argument itself but rather an attempt to discredit the arguer.
What is ad hominem fallacy?
A statement which seems self-contradictory, but which may be true in fact (ex. "Success is counted sweetest/ By those who ne'er succeed")
What is a paradox?
This is a helpful acronym to be used when trying to conduct a rhetorical analysis of a text.
What is SOAPSTone?
A strong argument includes this: a reference to the opposing side's argument.
What is a counterclaim?
In order to gain the most success in writing, you must remember the adage, "Know your ______".
What is audience?
This essay is essentially an argument but with sources to be used in defensive of your claim.
What is the synthesis essay?
Deliberately representing something as much less than it really is.
What is understatement?
Name the appeal: "In order to secure a better world for our children, and their children, we need to begin combatting climate change and the overwhelming destruction of our planet."
These "flaws in logic" may hinder one's argument.
What are logical fallacies?
It might be boring to begin a rhetorical analysis essay with this 4-sentence analysis.
What is a rhetorical précis?
This appeal is used primarily for an audience interested in facts, data, etc.
What is logos?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
This mode of discourse provides a detailed, often step-by-step explanation of a particular activity for the purpose of helping audience understand information.
What is process analysis?
Contractions, colloquialisms, and slang are all considered this type of language (and are NOT advisable to use in academic writing).
What is informal language?
The relationship between speaker, audience, & purpose as the basis for the study of rhetoric was developed by this philosopher.