Introduction to Rhetoric
Credibility, authenticity, likability, and respect
Ethos
A comparison between two things using like or as
Simile
Turning a verb or adjective into a noun
Nominalization
Prophesying evil
Ominatio
Which U.S. State contains my full first name in letter order?
Florida
The meaning of a word that changes over time
Connotation
A lack of emphasis in a statement or point
Understatement/Meiosis
The repetition of words inverted to show a contrast
Antimetabole
A series of claims that build upon one another
Sorites
Which current social studies teacher at the high school once served as building principal long ago?
Antiquated or outdated language
Archaic language
A figure of speech that combines two contradictory words
Oxymoron
Deliberate use of conjunctions, often more than what is grammatically necessary
Polysyndeton
A commandment or urging to move one's consent or desire
Adhortatio
Which current teacher at the high school once was a semi-professional figure skater?
Mrs. Scholl
A particular tendency, trend, inclination feeling or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned
Bias
Repetition of words at the end of successive clauses
Epistrophe
A device in which the last word or phrase of one clause, sentence, or line is repeated at the start of the next.
Anadiplosis
Conceding a weaker point in order to make a stronger one
Paromologia
How tall is Mr. Mills?
6'3"
The need or demand that inspires a piece of writing
Kairos/Exigence
Saying the same thing twice in different words; generally considered to be a fault of style.
Ex. They were all there together.
Tautology
A technique when one sense is used to describe another (usually through metaphor)
Synaesthesia
Neologism
What does Mr. Harrison's dad do for a living?
He's a family MD