Rhetoric
Is used by the author/speaker as a means of...
What is persuading the audience?
My opponent, a vicious and evil person, should absolutely never be elected to office.
What is Ad Hominem (Against the man)/ Genetic Fallacy?
The interaction among subject, speaker and audience, and how this structure and language of the argument.
What is the Rhetorical Triangle?
The main idea or point of an essay or article.
What is a thesis?
To agree
What is concede?
Those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed.
What is an audience?
Jonathan couldn't have cheated, He's such a nice boy and he tries so hard.
What is appeal to pity?
A speech discouraging kids from drinking alcohol.
What is ethos?
The use of emotional, ethical, and logical arguments to persuade in writing or speaking.
What are rhetorical appeals?
The speakers attitude towards a subject.
What is tone?
Greek philosopher who defined the term as "the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion?"
Who is Aristotle?
If I don't study for the test, then I'm going to get a bad grade. If I get a bad grade on the test, I'll get a bad grade in class and I won't get into a good college...
What is Slippery Slope fallacy?
Clear, rational ideas.
What is logos?
The arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence.
What is syntax?
Goal the speaker or writer wants to achieve.
What is purpose?
The occasion of time and place it was written or spoken.
What is context?
People say Mark Twain was a good author, but i disagree. If he was such a good author, why didn't he write using his own name?
What is Straw Man?
Engages the emotions of the audience and can add an important dimension.
What is pathos?
The association of emotional overtones attached to a word beyond it literal definition or denotation.
What is connotation?
previewing skills and concepts necessary for students to be successful during units of instruction.
What is unpacking?
A clear and focused statement.
What is assertion?
I ate a turkey sandwich and now I feel tired, so the turkey must have made me tired.
What is Post Hoc?
An argument against and idea, usually regarding philosophy, politics, or religion?
What is polemical?
A conclusion about ideas or information not directly stated.
What is inference?
An ironic, sarcastic or witty composition that claims to argue for something, but actually argues against it.
What is satire?