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Rhetorical Triangle
Rhetorical Appeals
Rhetorical Devices (TOOLS)
Things that start with the letter "A"
Quote Identification -- What does it examplify?
100
This term refers to the readers or listeners of a text or speech. 

What is AUDIENCE? 

100

This rhetorical appeal deals with reasoning 

What is LOGOS

100
The official dictionary definition of a word is know as this. 

What is DENOTATION? 

100

Tone can be defined as an author's [?] towards their subject. 

What is ATTITUDE? 

100

“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” is an example of this.

CHIASMUS
200
This is the part of the rhetorical triangle associated with ethos. 

What is SPEAKER 

200

This rhetorical appeal shares its root word with "ethics" and relates to a speaker's character and reputation

What is ETHOS? 

200

This is the tool that describes an author's word choice. 

What is DICTION? 

200

This is the presentation of two contrasting images or ideas, it is a type of parallelism. 

What is ANTITHESIS? 

200
A commercial that cites "9 out of 10 doctors would agree" exemplifies this appeal.

What is ETHOS 

300

This is the terms for the context in which persuasive communication happens. 

What is RHETORICAL SITUATION? 

300

If a speaker attempts to elicit pity from the audience, it is an example of this appeal.

What is PATHOS 

300

This is the general term for a sentence construction which repeats grammatical patterns.

What is PARALLELISM? 

300

This is the the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. 

What is ANAPHORA? 

300

A politician saying “According to the latest census data, one in five families struggles with food insecurity" is an example of this appeal. 

What is LOGOS 

400

This is the dude that invented the rhetorical triangle. 

Who is ARISTOTLE? 

400

Sydney Sweeney being a spokesperson for American Eagle is an example of which appeal?

ETHOS 

400
This is the term for the emotional atmosphere of a text or speech, the feelings it stirs in the reader / listener. 

What is MOOD? 

400

This is the book we're going to start reading next week! 

What is ANTIGONE

400

This line is an example of which appeal: “We must either love each other, or we must die.”

What is PATHOS? 
500

These are the STRATEGIES a speaker uses within the rhetorical situation to persuade.

What are THE APPEALS? 
500

The famous political ad with a little girl and a nuclear explosion exemplifies this appeal. 

What is PATHOS 

500

When the same words are used twice in succession, but the second time, the order of the words is reversed.

What is CHIASMUS? 

500

The first name of the democratic congresswoman who represents NY's 14th district. 

Who is Alexandria (Ocasio-Cortez) 

500

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" is an example of what type of parallelism? 

What is ANTITHESIS

600

This is the term for all of the intentional choices a writer or speaker makes to shape meaning and influence an audience.

What is RHETORIC? 
600
AOC reminding the audience that she was a bartender is an example of which appeal?

What is ETHOS? 

600

Rhetorical technique of placing two very different things side by side in order to highlight their contrasts

What is JUXTAPOSITION (will also accept ANTITHESIS) 

600

This is a reference made by an author to another literary work.

What is an ALLUSION?

600

Which APPEAL: A politician says: “I stand before you not only as your president, but as a father who wants a better future for his children.”

What is ETHOS