Rhetorical Strategies, Appeals
An example of this device would be that statistics show that men are most likely to die first then women.
What is logos?
Comparing two things using ‘like’ or ‘as,’ AND comparing two things without using ‘like’ or ‘as.’
What is simile and metaphor?
Two or more subjects are connected in a meaningful way, to illuminate subtle differences or unexpected similarities.
What is compare and contrast?
The parts of SPACECAT.
Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence, Choices, Tone
The three types of essays on the AP Exam
What is Rhetorical Analysis, Argumentative, Synthesis?
An example of this device would be when an ad says “9 out of 10 dentists recommend this brand of toothpaste.”
What is Ethos?
An example of this device, typically also used in Satire is the following: “He smiled like the Chesire cat.”
What is allusion?
Takes a whole and splits it up into parts and then places the divided information into various categories.
What is classification?
DAILY DOUBLE
This term refers to the method and/or medium through which the author uses to communicate to the audience.
What is genre?
This portion of a passage tends to relate the main argument to reality, while tying up any loose ends.
What is the conclusion?
The implied or suggested meanings associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition
What is connotation?
As a literary device,a narrative in which a character, place, or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.
What is an allegory?
The purpose of the following rhetorical mode is the following: make criticism approachable through humor. Differs from comedy because it pokes fun at specific aspects or flaws in people or institutions.
What is satire?
Refers to the time, place, and the climate in which the text occurs, or what is happening in society at the time.
What is context?
DAILY DOUBLE
The structure of a synthesis and/or argumentative essay.
What is introduction/thesis, 2 body paragraphs, counterargument, and conclusion?
Logos is also used when an author uses one of these structures for writing.
What is a rhetorical mode?
The organization of language into meaningful structure
What is syntax?
What is the purpose for using classification as a rhetorical mode?
Provide a unique way of dividing up the concepts, to provide new insight into the ways it might be viewed.
This term refers to the event/situation that provokes the writer to write the message.
What is exigence?
The most important part of a rhetorical analysis essay is not only explaining and identifying the rhetorical devices and appeals, but __________.
What is the effect on the audience?
These two components help to create an author’s voice and/or persona in a text.
What is tone and diction?
(Fallacy) When the conclusion does not follow suit with the evidence
What is a non-sequitur?
What are the different elements of satire?
Allusion, Hyperbole, Caricature, Understatement, Irony
This part of the rhetorical situation links the writer and the audience.
What is the purpose?
These are the five main components of a device-driven thesis statement
What are the writer, strong verb, rhetorical devices, purpose, and message.