Terms + Language Devices
Logical Fallacies
Tragedy Speeches
Visual Rhetoric
Cold Read
Logical Appeals
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What is epistrophe?
100
"If you aren't first, you're last." (The flawed logic of Ricky Bobby)
What is either/or?
100
Bush's and Reagan's speeches were similar because...
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This Harley Davidson ad makes their motorcycles seem..
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"The infant nation was floundering. The United States were anything but." These lines are an example of this rhetorical device.
What is antithesis?
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An appeal to emotion
What is pathos?
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This term refers to urgency; the triggering occasion that prompts the speaker or writer
What is exigence?
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If I don't get straight A's, I doubt I will attend an Ivy League school. If I don't attend an Ivy, I won't get my dream job. If I don't get my dream job, I'll never be happy. If I want a chance at happiness, I better get straight A's.
What is slippery slope?
200
Reagan wanted to make the victims seem...
What is like heroes, pioneers?
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This ad is specifically targeting people who...
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"But the truly extraordinary element?" is an example of this rhetorical device.
What is hypophora?
200
A logical appeal
What is logos?
300
What is anaphora?
300
Incorrect assumption that one event caused another event
What is faulty causality?
300
Bush uses pathos to_____
What is engender anger in the audience?
300
The visuals in this ad mostly appeal to (ethos, pathos, logos) because
What is pathos because...
300
"...Mr. Watson spent the next decade writing letters, bending ears and twisting arms in state capitals..." is an example of this rhetorical device.
What is parallelism?
300
An ethical appeal/establishing the speaker's credibility
What is ethos?
400
What is antithesis?
400
The character in this comic strip is operating under this logical fallacy
What is faulty causality?
400
Before he establishes that NASA's space program will continue, Reagan is sure to_____
What is acknowledge the horror of the tragedy and establish that he cares?
400
Mac makes their product seem...
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"Fast-forward more than two centuries, and We the People's civic illiteracy is staggering." This line functions primarily to:
a. outline the subject of the text
b. establish the exigence of the text
c. reach out to the audience's specific concerns
What is b. establish the exigence of the text?
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Susan tries to convince her parents to let her get a tattoo of a butterfly on her ankle. "I have worked hard for the money to pay for this tattoo. I follow all of the house rules, and I don't give you trouble like my siblings. I am a good kid, and I deserve this!"
What is ethos because...
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What is hypophora?
500
This comic strip is an example of this logical fallacy
What is straw man?
500
Reagan comforts his audience at the end of his speech by
What is alluding to the poem and faith?
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The visuals help achieve this point by
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The purpose of the text is to
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The visuals in this ad mostly appeal to_____ because____
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What is polysyndeton?
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What is appeal to false authority?
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The tone of each speech can best be described as...
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Phrases such as "It just works", "right out of the box" and "good to go" work together to_______
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The anecdote about Gregory Watson functions primarily to
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This political ad is an example of the appeal ______ because______
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