Rhetorical Appeals
This rhetorical appeal relies on an author's credibility, character, or expertise.
What is Ethos?
What is a comma?
This type of irony occurs when the audience knows something the character does not.
What is dramatic irony?
The narrator uses "I", "me", and "we".
What is first-person POV?
This is the ordinary place where the hero begins before adventure calls.
What is the ordinary world?
When a speaker uses facts, statistics, or logical reasoning, they are relying on this appeal.
What is Logos?
This word means "they are", and can be tested by expanding it into two words.
What is a they're?
You say one thing but mean the opposite.
What is verbal irony?
The narrator addresses the reader as “you.”
What is second person?
The moment when the hero is invited or pushed into an adventure.
What is the call to adventure?
An emotional narrative or vivid storytelling is most closely connected to this persuasive appeal.
What is Pathos?
You should use this punctuation mark after an independent clause to introduce a list, explanation, or example.
What is a colon?
This type of irony happens when the outcome is the opposite of what you expect.
What is situational irony?
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
What is third person omniscient?
A wiser, older figure gives advice or training to the hero.
What is the mentor or natural aide?
A doctor endorsing a medical treatment in a commercial is an example of this rhetorical appeal being used strategically.
What is Ethos?
This punctuation mark connects two closely related independent clauses without using a conjunction.
What is a semicolon?
A girl studies all night for a test… then sleeps through her alarm and misses it. This is an example of this type of irony.
What is situational irony?
“Marcus stared at the clock, desperate for class to end. Mrs. Hill simply continued teaching.”
What is third-person limited?
Those who support the hero during trials.
What is Allies?
A clothing brand releases an ad for warm, insulated jackets right as the season's first major cold front hits.
What is Kairos?
FANBOYS stands for?
What is For, And, But, Nor, And, Yet, So?
In Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows Juliet is alive, but Romeo does not. This creates this type of irony.
What is dramatic irony?
“The crowd waited in silence. The referee raised his hand and blew the whistle.”
What is third-person objective?
What is the achievement of the goal called?
What is the ultimate boon?