Rhet. Devices
Don't you want the best leaders in office?
Rhetorical Questions
Attacking the person instead of the argument!
"You shouldn't be class president because you have a big mole and you stink!"
Ad hominem
All the cool kids drink coca cola, so you should also drink coca cola!
Ad Populum/Bandwagon
What are the three rhetorical appeals?
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Which classical composer was deaf?
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Joseph running as president is bad, very bad, oh so bad, in a bad bad way!
Repetition
I once saw a pit bull attack a little girl. That must mean all pit bulls are dangerous!
Hasty Generalization
Assumes a chain reaction of events which result in a terrible outcome. One event will result in a series of events leading to catastrophe.
Slippery Slope
Rhetoric refers to elements of ________ and ________.
Argument and Pursuasion
According Kelis’ song, what drink brings all the boys to the yard?
My Milkshake
Karla brings hope back to our school. Hope that education will persist. Hope that discipline has a place. Hope that our future has a chance.
Anaphora
Making a very loose connection between two ideas.
Non-Sequitur
Making a statement unrelated to the argument to distract from the actual topic.
Red Herring
Aristotle developed this to define the rhetorical appeals.
Rhetorical Triangle
Which 1985 song made a renewed entry in the charts in 2022, after appearing in the series “Stranger things”?
Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
I'm going to cry a river if Jackson wins this election
Hyperbole
I wore my lucky socks today and so we won our basketball game!
Post Hoc
States an opponent's argument in an exaggerated form, or attacking a weaker, irrelevant portion of an opponent's argument.
Straw Man
Describe the three rhetorical appeals
Ethos = the speaker, credibility, trustworthiness, etc.
Pathos = the audience, emotions, etc.
Logos = the message, logic, information, data, , etc.
What is the stage name of the Canadian musician born Abel Makkonen Tesfay?
The Weekend
Last week Luis spent a full week in Las Vegas--sin city. Luis was seen gambling thousands of dollars at the casino. Larry spent the week in Jerusalem--the holy city, at a missionary helping the unfortunate.
Juxtaposition
Allows a key word or term in an argument to have different meanings during the course of the argument.
Equivocation
“Many addictions, such as drug addiction or alcoholism, causes many people to destroy their health and eventually ruin their life. Thus, getting addicted to your phone will ruin your life.”
False Analog
What is at the center of the rhetorical triangle--the most important element of an argument?
The purpose
In Wu-Tang Clan’s ’94 hit, what is the title C.R.E.A.M. an acronym for?
Cash Rules Everything Around Me