Rhetorical Appeals
A Greek word for an argument that appeals to logic and reason.
What is logos?
A type of figurative language where two things are directly compared in a non-literal way.
What is metaphor?
A series of words with a subject and verb that makes sense on its own.
What is an independent clause?
A noun that does not directly receive action from the verb, but has a connection to the action of the verb.
What is indirect object?
The Latin root seen in the word "duration" that means "to last."
What is "-dur-"?
A Greek word for an argument that appeals to the audience's emotions.
What is pathos?
A rhetorical device where an author references an existing work.
What is allusion?
A series of words that needs more context to make sense on its own.
What is a dependent clause?
A noun that receives the action of the verb.
What is direct object?
The Latin root seen in the word "consume" that means "to take."
What is "-sum-"?
A Greek word for an argument that appeals to a person's authority, credibility, or character.
What is ethos?
The emotion present behind an author's words determined through inference.
What is tone?
The word that makes this phrase a dependent clause: "Because I could not stop for death."
What is "because?"
The indirect object in the sentence, "Wade sent Yvonne a text message at 5:30am."
What is "Yvonne?"
The Latin root in the word "temporary" that means "time."
What is "-temp-"?
Robert Kennedy quoting Aeschylus and Martin Luther King Jr. alluding to Lincoln are both examples of this type of appeal.
What is ethos?
Commonly categorized into three main types: to entertain, to persuade, and to inform.
What is author's purpose?
The dependent clause in the sentence, "Taylor shouted for the preacher to stop the wedding when he said the congregation should speak now or forever hold their peace."
What is "when he said the congregation should speak now or forever hold their peace?"
The direct object in the sentence, "Regina wrote her mother a beautiful song about her childhood."
What is "song?"
A word with the Latin root "-temp-" that can replace "speed" in the sentence, "The performer chose a song with a fast speed to show off their dancing skills."
What is "tempo?"
Robert Kennedy referencing his grief at his own brother's death by assassination is a combination of these two appeals.
What are ethos and pathos?
The word choices made by an author that can be described by their level of formality, complexity, and style.
What is diction?
The dependent clauses in the sentence, "Although the professor knew her student was bright, she doubted his ability to achieve great things in the field, while the student never questioned her certainty."
What are "although the professor knew her student was bright" and "while the student never questioned her certainty?"
The direct object in the sentence, "Don't forget to call your grandma on her birthday."
What is "grandma?"
A word with the Latin root "-sum-" that can be a synonym for the expression "to take for granted."
What is "assume?"