Rhetoric
This is the definition we use for rhetoric.
What is the "art of persuasion"?
This is typically the first sentence of an essay, used to draw in the reader.
What is a hook?
This is where thesis statements are to be placed in an essay.
The river that runs through Cleveland.
What is the Cuyahoga River?
This artist holds the spot for most Grammy nominations AND awards.
Who is Beyonce?
This is an emotional appeal. (Give the name as well as an example)
What is pathos?
When writing introductions and conclusions, we said it can be helpful to think of them as mirrored versions of this shape.
What is a funnel?
This is the purpose of thesis statements.
What is an essay's central claim?
The side of Cleveland that Cleveland State University is on.
What is the East Side?
What is Destiny's Child?
This is an appeal to reason. (Give the name as well as an example)
What is logos?
The "I" and "D" of T.I.D.E represents these concepts. (Give both)
What is "important evidence" and "detailed explanation"?
The part of your paper where the core elements of the thesis statement are defended.
What are the body paragraphs?
The 2016 Cavs were famously the first team in any professional sports league to do this.
What is a 3-1 comeback in a championship series?
On the topic of R&B artists that were originally solo, Lauryn Hill first came to prominence as a member of this 90s rap trio.
Who are the Fugees?
This is an appeal to credibility or shared values. (Give the name as well as an example)
What is ethos?
On the topic of intros and conclusions, we said intros should be increasingly _____, whereas conclusions are decreasingly _____.
What is specific/detailed?
Something that should not be the title of your summary.
What is the title of the original text?
The year that CSU was founded.
When is 1964?
In 2014, the Grammy's decision to award Best Rap Album to this artist was viewed as such a bad choice, the artist himself later apologized, saying he shouldn't have won.
Who is Macklemore?
We defined this as the "context in which rhetoric is applied". It can include considerations like audience, tone, etc.
What is the rhetorical situation?
While not fulling covering the concept yet, they have been mentioned a couple times. Topic sentences go at the start of each paragraph to serve this purpose.
What is a "thesis statement for a paragraph"?
When we went over thesis statements, we went over a couple things that they SHOULDN'T have. Which is the following is NOT true:
A: Thesis Statements shouldn't be a rant.
B: Thesis Statements should be factual.
C: Thesis Statements hit a sweet-spot of specificity.
What is Answer B? (Remember that thesis statements are claims, that are not factual!)
This is the number of reservations in the Cleveland Metroparks system.
What is 18?
Eddie Van Halen famously thought he was being pranked when he was asked to do a solo for this legendary 1982 pop/R&B song.
What is "Beat it"?