Let's Argue
This is considered the author's main argument or thesis statement
What is author's claim
This rhetorical device refers to the ethical appeal used to establish the credibility or character of the speaker or author.
What is ethos?
The word simply means to delay
What is postpone?
Dr. King was in this city when he wrote this letter to a group of men who wrote about him in an Alabama newspaper.
Where is Birmingham?
"Don't Save her"...
What is "She don't wanna be saved"?
This states an opposing view of the author's claim
What is a counterargument (Counterclaim)
This rhetorical device involves logic-based arguments or persuasion, where reason is used to appeal to the audience.
What is logos?
If you are sitting lazily, without taking action, you are sitting ______
What is Idly?
This group of men wrote an article criticizing Dr. King for demonstrating in Alabama.
Who are clergymen?
"I wish I knew"
What is "I wish I knew you wanted me"?
The author will often do this to acknowledge that part of the counterargument is valid
What is a concession?
This is the use of emotional appeal to persuade the audience. It involves evoking feelings and emotions in the audience to make them more receptive to the argument or message.
What is pathos?
This is the state of being inactive and not moving or changing.
What is stagnation?
This is another name for "clergymen".
What is "Pastors" or "Minister" or "Priests"?
"I put the new forgis on the jeep"...
What is "I trap until the bloody bottoms is underneath"?
In this part of the argument, the author explains why the opposing view is not valid. You often refer to it as the "Spin back".
What is a rebuttal?
This funny sounding, hard to pronounce word repeats a certain word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.
What is an Anaphora?
If you have a strong desire, you have this
What is a yearning?
This is the full name of the author of the "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
"You used to call me on my"....
What is "Cellphone"?
This is the main reason why an author might counter his own argument.
What is to streghthen his own argumemt?
This figure of speech makes reference to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work, often indirectly, to convey additional information or meaning.
What is an Allusion?
If I have lived under distressing conditions, I can be described as this
What is languished?
Dr King and his associates were criticized for what was called this...
What are unwise and untimely demonstrations?
I'm sorry Ms. Jackson
What is "I am for real"?