Appeals
Rhetorical appeal that appeals to rationality and logic
Logos
The R in RACE
Restate
A comparison of two things that uses the words "like" or "as"
Simile
Type of reasoning that begins with general statements accepted to be true and ends up with a specific factual statement
Deductive Reasoning
The way a story is built and put together
Plot
Author's feelings about the subject they are writing
Author's Perspective
The C in HATSC
Claim
An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect
Hyperbole
Author's reason or intent for writing a text
Author's Purpose
The place and time in which the story takes place.
Setting
Rhetorical appeal that appeals to the emotions of an audience
Pathos
The Z in XYZ (conclusions)
Zing
Giving human-like characteristics to non-human things
Personification
Type of reasoning that uses specific observations and evidence to arrive at general conclusions
Inductive Reasoning
Point of View when the narrator is also one of the characters in the story
First Person Point of View
Rhetorical Appeal that appeals to the author's credibility and authority
Ethos
Type of writing in which you argue a position
Argumentative writing
A word that sounds like the object it is describing
Onomatopoeia
Type of reasoning that uses incomplete information and knowledge of patterns to offer the simplest, most likely explanation
Abductive Reasoning
How the characters view and process what’s happening within the story
Perspective
The art of persuasion
Rhetoric
Author's position with reasons
Claim
Implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to another text
Allusions
Errors in reasoning in the form of misleading or irrelevant information
Type of theme when the message of the story is suggested rather than stated directly
Implied Theme