Battle of the Vocabulary

Definition

100

Appeal to emotion

What is Pathos?

200

Appeal to credibility

What is Ethos?

300

Opposition of words in a parallel construction

What is antithesis?

400

Old fashioned or outdated choice of words

What is Archaic Diction?

500

Repetition of words in reverse order

Antimetabole

Examples

100

Lions love licking lollipops. 

What is alliteration?

200

Home is a feeling of warmth

What is Connotation?

300

Yes, I will admit eating fast food is bad for you because of the lack of nutrients.

What is concession?

400

While some say that fast food is bad for you because of calorie consumption, this is not always true, as some fast food places have salads and healthy options. 

What is counter arguement?

500

I need to go to the store to get milk, eggs, butter, chocolate. 

What is asyndeton?

Fill in The Blank

100

By showing saddening clips of puppies in shelters, the commerical uses _____________ to get us to donate money.

What is pathos?

200

By telling us the computer was recommended by 95% of users, the salesperson uses ____________ to get us to buy it. 

What is logos

300

By referencing Romeo and Juliet in her song, Taylor Swift uses ____________ to illustrate her point. 

What is allusion?

400

The rhetorical device ____________ involves repeating a word in the beginning of multiple phrases. 

What is anaphora?

500

By calling her opponent names, the candidate uses _____________ to convince people to vote for her.

Propaganda

Random

100

An acknowledgement of an opposing argument

What is a concession?

200

A home is a place to live in. A home is a feeling of warmth

Connotation/Denotation

300

Where art thou

What is archaic diction?

400

"Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country." 

What is Antimetabole

500

Only a fool would argue that chocolate is better then vanilla ice cream!

What is polemic?