Appeals
A sympathetic feeling of pity or compassion evoked by an artistic work, an appeal to emotion.
What is Pathos?
T/F "you may cite your source like this" (Source A).
What is true?
She is ignorant because she was never educated.
What is circular reasoning?
The art and logic of a written or spoken argument to persuade, to analyze, or to expose in order to create a felicitous and appropriate discourse
What is rhetoric?
A question that is asked for the sake of argument
What is a rhetorical question?
appeals to one's sense of morality to gain the audience's confidence
What is ethical appeal?
A denial of the validity of an opposing argument. In order to sound reasonable, ________________ often follow a concession that acknowledges that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable.
What is refutation?
After visiting New York for a week, I can tell you: all New Yorkers are rude.
What is hasty generalization?
The goal the speaker wants to achieve.
What is purpose?
A mnemonic device that stands for Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, and Speaker. It is a handy way to remember the various elements that make up the rhetorical situation.
What is SOAPS?
The way an author organizes words, sentences, and overall argument in order to achieve a particular purpose
What is rhetorical strategy?
An approach to analyzing and constructing arguments: Because (evidence as support), therefore (claim), since (warrant or assumption), on account of (backing), unless (reservation).
What is the Toulmin model?
We can't elect him mayor. He cheats on his wife!
What is ad hominem?
The repetition of similar grammatical or syntactical patterns
What is parallelism?
The narration, or exposition which provides your audience with necessary context to grasp the problem or issue your essay will address.
What is informing your audience?
The use of reason as a controlling principle in an argument, an appeal to logic or reason.
What is logos?
A modern method of argumentation that tries to find mutually agreeable solutions to problems by seeking common ground, building trust, and reducing threat
What is the Rogerian argument?
“Two men are having a debate. The first one gets up and says, ‘My opponent is a notorious liar. You can’t believe a word that he is going to say."
What is poisoning the well?
Greek for "hostile." An aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all others. ____________ generally do not concede that opposing opinions have any merit.
What is polemic?
Words such as "always," "never," "all," and "none."
What are absolutes?
A diagram that illustrates the interrelationship among the speaker, audience, and subject.
What is the rhetorical triangle?
Reasoning from a general statement to a more specific example.
What is inductive argument?
You can hardly blame President Clinton for having extramarital affairs. Many presidents, when faced with similar situations, have yielded to the same temptations.
What is red herring?
main idea at the beginning followed by details
What is cumulative?
Three examples of second-hand evidence.
What are historical information, expert opinions, and quantitative evidence?