Eras of American Literature
The action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution
Abolition
The means to appeal to the audiences' sense of reason or logic
What is Logos
”I have a dream” by Martin Luther King.
Which is purpose
you have no idea what you're talking about; you've only lived here for six months
What is ad hominem?
(of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.
What is ad hominem
a period of rich cross-disciplinary artistic and cultural activity among African Americans between the end of World War I (1917) and the onset of the Great Depression and lead up to World War II (the 1930s).
Harlem Renaissance
The people an author is talking to in a context, who they are writing it for
What is Audience
A class paying attention as the teacher gives the lesson.
Which is audience
you could claim that smoking is a healthy pastime, because millions of people smoke.
What is ad populum
a fallacious argument which is based on claiming a truth or affirming something is good (appeal)
What is ad populum
era of fiction, horror, the supernatural and romance.
Gothic romanticism-
The means to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel
What is Pathos
Donate just $1 a day to starving children. Make sure no one goes hungry under your watch…
Which is pathos
buying a product because of its popularity or for the sake of gaining status in society.
What is a bandwagon
used in reference to an activity, cause, etc. that is currently fashionable or popular and attracting increasing support.
What is a bandwagon
European colonization of North America from the early 17th century until the incorporation of the Thirteen Colonies into the United States after the Revolutionary War.
Colonial Period
The goal or aim of a piece of writing, Ex: to instruct, persuade, inform, entertain, educate, startle, excite, sadden, enlighten, punish, console
What is Purpose
Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using cell phones while driving
Which is logos
this product promises everything you could ever want in toothpaste.
What is a glittering generality
an emotionally appealing phrase so closely associated with highly valued concepts and beliefs that it carries conviction without supporting information or reason.
What is a glittering generality
A philosophy started in the early 19th century that promotes intuitive spiritual thinking instead of scientific thinking based on material things.
Transcendentalism
Used to convey the writer's credibility and authority
What is Ethos
"Wear Air Jordans at your next game, and see how high you fly!" - Michael Jordan
Which is ethos
People have free will because they can choose what to do.
What is circular reasoning
a logical fallacy in which the reasoner begins with what they are trying to end with.
What is circular reasoning