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Rhetorical Appeals
Persuasive Techniques
Techniques in Speeches
DIDLS
Persuasive Essay
100
These are the three rhetorical appeals.
What are ethos, pathos, and logos? or What are ethics, emotion, and logic?
100
This is repeating the same word or phrase throughout a speech to create emphasis or connection to that idea.
What is repetition?
100
"so if we don't grow our economies fast enough, we're sitting on a ticking time bomb," (Fred Swaniker, The Leaders Who Ruined Africa)
What is hyperbole?
100
Word choice
What is diction?
100
This is the sentence that tells the reader your argument and reasons in your essay.
What is the thesis / topic sentence / main idea?
200
This is the appeal used in a commercial to save shelter dogs or starving children.
What is pathos?
200
This is including a brief, personal narrative to build your credibility or connect with your audience.
What is anecdote?
200
"I am the same Malala. My ambitions are the same. My hopes are the same. And my dreams are the same." (Malala Yousafzai, Speech to the UN)
What is repetition?
200
This is extra information included in the story
What are details?
200
The number of paragraphs (minimally) a well-written essay may contain.
What are four?
300
This is the appeal to buy something because a celebrity, expert, or well-known person uses the same thing.
What is ethos?
300
When you tell jokes or funny stories to break up tension, engage your audience, or build likability.
What is humor?
300
"I vividly remember being woken up in the middle of the night and gathering the few belongings we could and walking for about two hours to a safe house." (Fred Swaniker)
What is anecdote?
300
Phrases that help create a better mental picture that your senses can relate to.
What is imagery?
300
This is an acronym used to remind writers to explain and describe the topics in their body paragraphs.
What is TEDD
400
This is the appeal to use something because all of the statistics and data say that you should.
What is logos?
400
When you use similarly constructed sentences or repeat a sentence frame with new ideas each time.
What is parallelism or parallel structure?
400
"This is the compassion I have learned from Mohammed, the prophet of mercy, Jesus Christ, and Lord Buddha. This, the legacy of change I have inherited from Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, and Mohammed Ali Jinnah. This is the philosophy of nonviolence that I have learned from Gandhi, Bacha Khan, and Mother Teresa." (Malala)
What is allusion?
400
This is the set of phrases that shows the tone most clearly, it can also include the use of slang or jargon, and can include figurative language as well.
What is language?
400
This is a paragraph used to refute the other side of the argument. It must be written carefully or you will appear indecisive.
What is counterargument?
500
This is appealing to the audience by building up your credibility as an eye witness or expert.
What is ethos?
500
When you make a reference to a well-known figure from literature, history, or pop culture in order to draw a comparison without stating the comparison outright.
What is allusion?
500
"weakness, fear, and hopelessness died. Strength, power, and courage was born." (Malala)
What is parallel structure or parallelism?
500
This looks at construction of the passage and can include factors such as rhythm, flow, conciseness, and parallelism.
What is sentence structure?
500
These are the three things you must have in your conclusion paragraph.
What are: restate the thesis, review your topics, and end with a conclusive / final thought.