Rhetorical Appeals
This appeal relies on the speaker's credibility, character, or authority to convince the audience.
What is Ethos?
This is the repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses, such as "I have a dream..."
What is Anaphora?
Both Gandhi and MLK advocated for this type of protest, which involves refusing to obey certain laws without using violence.
What is Civil Disobedience or Nonviolent Resistance?
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German pastor and theologian who was a key figure in the resistance against this political regime,
Who were the Nazis?
"The movement for justice is like a mighty stream" is an example of this comparison using "like" or "as."
What is Simile?
When Martin Luther King Jr. uses logic, statistics, or historical evidence to support his argument, he is using this appeal.
What is Logos?
This technique involves asking a question for effect rather than to get a literal answer.
What is Rhetorical question?
Gandhi famously led a 240-mile march to the sea to protest the British monopoly on this essential mineral.
What is Salt?
Dietrich Bonehoffer wrote using figurative language, one example is his metaphor for the German state which was symbolically represented as a...
What is a spinning wheel?
When MLK says that the "flames of withering injustice" scorched people, he is using this direct comparison that does not use "like" or "as."
What is Metaphor?
An advertisement showing a shivering, lonely puppy in a cage to encourage donations is primarily using this emotional appeal.
What is Pathos?
When a writer uses contrasting ideas in a balanced grammatical structure, such as "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," it is called this.
What is Antithesis?
MLK wrote his famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in response to what?
What is unjust civil laws?
Dietrich Bonehoffer was hung this many days prior to what would have been his release from prison.
What is four days?
"The stones of the wall groaned under the weight" is an example of giving human qualities to non-human things, known as this.
What is Personification?
In "Letter from Birmingham Jail," MLK cites his credentials as a clergyman and president of the SCLC to establish this.
What is Ethos?
This is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
What is Allusion?
Gandhi explained his philosophy and reasoning of his civil disobedience in what trial?
What is the Great Trial of 1922?
Dietrich Bonehoffer counseled his followers to do something specific when it came to government authority.
What is questioning the legitimacy of the governing body?
"I've told you a million times to use nonviolent methods!" is an example of this extreme exaggeration.
What is Hyperbole?
A speaker who relies too heavily on this appeal might be accused of "fear-mongering" or being overly sentimental without substance.
What is Pathos?
This technique involves repeating a grammatical structure or arrangement of words to create rhythm and emphasis.
What is Parallelism?
MLK Jr spoke on many occasions but the most remembered speech is...
What is "I have a Dream" speech?
Unlike Gandhi and MLK’s strict nonviolence, Bonhoeffer eventually joined a secret plot to do this to Adolf Hitler.
What is Assassinate him?
When a writer uses an object to represent a much larger, abstract idea (like a dove representing peace), they are using this.
What is Symbolism?