Rhetorical Devices
A rhetorical strategy that allows writers to leave room for doubt when making claims. I.e. "may," "could," "perhaps"
What is a hedge?
This U-M professor is the author of "We Write English on a Continuum," "Hedging and Boosting," and "Conceding and Countering" (Full name)
Who is Laura Aull?
This article by Ken Hyland defines a number of rhetorical strategies including reader pronouns, self-mentions, etc.
What is "Stance and Engagement"?
The current University of Michigan President
Who is Domenico Grasso?
This is a specific method of introducing a piece of writing in which the author begins with what readers already know/think/believe, and then carefully problematizes that shared belief.
What is stasis-->destabilization?
This open letter contains the following famous quote (name and author):
“One has not only a legal, but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”
What is Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr.?
The University of Michigan is planning to build a data center in Ypsi township in partnership with this National Laboratory, best known for its role in developing the first atomic bomb
What is Los Alamos?
The Michigan football team last won the National Championship in 2023 to this team
What are the Washington Huskies?
As defined by Hyland, this is a rhetorical device in which a writer instructs readers to perform a textual, mental, or physical action.
What is a directive?
This reading seeks to redefine how we determine what language "means." It gives several examples using the sentence "Robert Zimmer is the President of the University of Chicago."(250 points for title, +50 points for author)
What is "Function, not content." by Lawrence McEnerney
The full title of Hanif Abdurraqib's essay about the Wu-Tang Clan, masculinity, violence, bees, etc.
What is "On the Performance of Softness"?
The University of Michigan was founded in this city
What is Detroit, MI?
As defined by Aristotle, this is the fourth rhetorical appeal, related to the "moment" in which a speech is given. (must be spelled correctly)
What is kairos?
This French literary theorist wrote "Death of the Author" in 1967. His work is associated with a philosophical movement known as "post-structuralism." (First and last name, spelled correctly)
Who is Roland Barthes?
This author and U-M Creative Writing Professor wrote "On the Uncanny Omniscience of Judy Blume." (full first and last name, spelled correctly)
Who is Julie Buntin?
Anna, your instructor, is in this graduate program at the University of Michigan.
What is the Helen Zell Writers' Program, or MFA in Creative Writing?
This is a line-level rhetorical/literary device in which a writer repeats the same word or words at the end of successive phrases.
What is epistrophe?
Sidik Fofana's "lite feet" is a short story written in the form of a letter. This term refers to a literary work which takes the form of letters. (i.e. "Frankenstein is a ____ novel")
What is "epistolary"?
This author recently published a novel called Small Rain. His use of the semi-colon is closely analyzed in the article "How Does [name of author] Make Such Wonderful Sentences?"
Who is Garth Greenwell?
This famous UM alumn got his start singing and acting in a UM theater troupe known as Starkid. He shot to fame playing a Warbler in the TV show Glee, and recently starred in the Broadway production of Maybe Happy Ending.
Who is Darren Criss?