Rhetoric Basics
The term referring to (mainly 3) specific rhetorical devices used to persuade an audience.
Appeals
This rhetorical device refers to the placing of two very different things together for effect.
Juxtaposition
The R in CHORES refers to this.
Reading
The platoon of soldiers in The Things They Carried are led by this man.
Lt. Jimmy Cross
Your rhetorical analysis final paper had you analyze a speech from this man, a former soldier who later became a politician.
John Kerry
This rhetorical appeal, when used appropriately, gets your audience to trust you.
Ethos
This PAPA square term refers to the “character” of the speaker themselves
Persona
These types of phrases should be added into argumentative statements, to make them more reasonable.
Qualifiers
The name man who seeks to unravel the mystery of Jekyll and Hyde.
Gabriel Utterson
Part of our rhetorical analysis unit contained an activity analyzing a letter from this Civil War soldier to his wife.
Sullivan Ballou
This term refers to the reason why the speaker wrote the text or gave the speech.
Purpose
SPACECAT has two Cs. What do they stand for?
Context and Choice
The E in CHORES refers to this.
Experiences
This veteran of the Vietnam War also wrote The Things They Carried.
Tim O'Brien
In writing a thesis for argument, before listing your claim outright, you were advised to include this beforehand.
Concession or counter claim
This rhetorical appeal, when used appropriately, gets your audience to think critically.
Logos
Our look at former President Clinton's 2 apology speeches emphasized how a difference in this one rhetorical situation element can change many other elements.
Audience
You were taught to avoid these when making an argument, situations that have not yet actually happened.
Hypotheticals
The "______ of man" was a theme commonly discussed during our reading of Jekyll and Hyde.
Duality
(Argument) Citing a news story about ongoing political unrest would fall into which category of evidence?
Current events
This term refers to the reason why this message matters at the time of creation; referring to what moved the author/speaker to create it.
Exigence
Our look at Leonard Pitts' article examined how a shift in this device can emphasize a point more strongly.
tone
The Toulmin Model forced you to address these, which you may be unintentionally making in your argument.
Unstated assumptions
The name of the old man who took Tim to the Canadian border in The Things They Carried.
Elroy Berdahl
This man wrote the story of Jekyll and Hyde after undergoing a six-day cocaine binge-induced nightmare.
Robert Louis Stevenson