Rhetorical Appeals
Rhetorical appeal that uses logic and reason to persuade an audience
logos
Rhetorical device of a grammatical or structural arrangement of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs so that elements of equal importance are equally developed and similarly phrased
parallelism
What rhetorical device is used in this quote?
“The refugees and their misery. The children and their fear. The uprooted and their hopelessness.”
parallelism
What does the term “Kingdom of Night” reference?
The Holocaust
Rhetorical appeal that builds credibility and trustworthiness by demonstrating expertise, shared values, or a positive character
ethos
words or phrases that appeal to the senses, used to describe persons, objects, actions, feelings, and ideas
imagery
What rhetorical device is used in this quote, and what is the purpose of it?
“It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our people and the future of mankind were meant to be sacrificed.”
Imagery - giving the audience visuals of what he experienced
When Wiesel mentions a “young Jewish boy” in his speech, who is he talking about?
himself
Rhetorical appeal that engages an audience's emotions to persuade them
pathos
a question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply
rhetorical question
In his speech, Wiesel mentions figures such as Ida Nudel, Nelson Mandela, Albert Schweitzer, and Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as the Palestinians’ “plight.”
What is this rhetorical device called?
Allusion - a reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place or thing
What is Wiesel expressing in this quote?
“Do I have the right to represent the multitudes who have perished? Do I have the right to accept this great honor on their behalf? I do not. No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mutilated dreams and visions.”
He does not feel he is worthy of speaking on behalf of those who perished during the Holocaust.
What rhetorical appeal is Wiesel using in this quote?
“Words of gratitude. First to our common Creator. This is what the Jewish tradition commands us to do. At special occasions, one is duty-bound to recite the following prayer…”
Ethos- giving his religious and and cultural qualifications for speaking on the matter
a device in which words, sounds, and ideas are used more than once to enhance rhythm and to create emphasis
repetition
Which rhetorical device is used in this quote?
“For I belong to a traumatized generation, one that experienced the abandonment and solitude of our people.”
connotative diction - Emphasizes his experiences and how they push him to help others
How does Wiesel’s “conversation” with his inner child affect his actions and beliefs?
It impacts his desire to help others who are being oppressed.
Does this quote use ethos, pathos, or logos?
“And that is why I swore never to be silent whenever wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.”
Pathos - emotionally-charged words to appeal to the feelings of the audience
What rhetorical device is used in this quote and what is its purpose?
And now the boy is turning to me. “Tell me,” he asks, “what have you done with my future, what have you done with your life?
rhetorical questions - asking himself what he has done in response to his experiences to promote change
What rhetorical device is used in this quote and what does it emphasize?
“Who would allow such crimes to be committed? How could the world remain silent?”
rhetorical questions - emphasizing the indifference the world showed toward the Holocaust
One main message of his speech is that we should ____ ______ against the injustices that happen all across the world.
take action