Rhetorical Devices 1
Rhetorical Devices 2
Rhetorical Devices 3
Rhetorical Devices 4
Rhetorical Devices 5
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  • A method developed by Aristotle to always WIN an ARGUMENT. Including all three of these elements (ethos, pathos, and logos) in an essay, speech, or debate will convince your reader and/or audience.                                                                    
    (The art of speaking and writing effectively.)

Rhetoric

100

the second half of a phrase reverses the order of the first half

Chiasmus

100

A question to which no answer is expected.

Rhetorical Question

100
  • . this fallacy appeals to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect and is marked by an attack on an opponent's character

Ad hominem Fallacy

100
  •  begins with specific examples before leading into a general overview
    Example:

    • Premise 1: Mr. James is a teacher. 

    • Premise 2: All teachers like children. 

    • Conclusion: Therefore, Mr. James likes children.

Inductive Reasoning

200

A reference to a well-known person, event,  place, literary work, or work of art

Allusion

200

Repetition of a key word over successive phrases or clauses 

Purpose: Serves as an effective focusing device showing the reader what to concentrate on

Conduplicatio

200

a figure of speech in which the part of something is used to represent the whole thing 

Example: “I have four mouths to feed at home.” Translations: “I have four family members to feed at home.” [mouths (the part) is used to represent the people (the whole thing)]

Synecdoche

200

 a threat of rejection by one's peers (or peer pressure) is substituted for evidence in an "argument." 2. the phenomenon by which the growing success of something (such as a cause, fad, or type of behavior) attracts

Bandwagon

200
  •  begins with a general statement and ends with a narrower conclusion

Deductive Reasoning

300

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a line.

  • Example: “I came, I saw, I conquered.”

Anaphora

300

 Stating and drawing attention to something in the very act of pretending to pass it over. A kind of irony.

Paralipsis

300

intentionally making a situation seem less important than it really is

Understatement

300
  • Circular reasoning occurs when the reasoner begins with the argument or point he or she is trying to end up with and is a logical fallacy in which the premise of an argument assumes the conclusion to be true

Circular Argument

300
  • determines cause-and-effect relationships by using logic and facts

    • To show cause and effect relationships, causal reasoning may use words and phrases such as

Causal Reasoning

400

The juxtaposition (placing together side by side) of contrasting ideas in a balanced way

Example: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

Antithesis

400

Similarity in structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses

Examples:

Like father, like son.

Easy come, easy go.

Parallelism

400

By telling a brief amusing story, an author or speaker can personalize a message or topic to an audience.

Anecdote

400
  •  A comment, an inference or information that does not logically follow from a premise or the conclusion

Non-Sequitur

400

A technique used to persuade the audience based on the speaker’s credibility, social standing, and/or knowledge. 

Ethos

500

uses no conjunctions or FANBOYS and separates the terms of the list with commas.

Asyndeton

500

Repetition of conjunctions such as “and”, “or”, “for” and “but” in close succession, especially when most of them could be replaced with a comma.

Polysyndeton

500

Are common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument. Fallacies can be either illegitimate arguments or irrelevant points, and are often identified because they lack evidence that supports their claim.

Logical Fallacies

500
  •  the introduction of a topic not related to the subject at hand with the intention of distracting the audience or reader from the issue

Red Herring

500

Answer 1:  a technique that uses facts, logic, and reasons to appeal to the reader or audience’s rationality. An author’s use of logos can also be used to persuade a reader or audience and provide support for the subject matter. 

Answer 2: a technique used to make the reader or audience feel a certain way by creating or eliciting an emotion(s). 

Logos and Pathos