Vocabulary
Effects emotions
Pathos
"Only $0.01 a day could save and feed starving animals."
Pathos
Issues the persuade people easily
SMELF
Safety, Money, Education, Liberty, Family/Friends
persuasive purpose = modes + devices
Rhetorical Analysis
AN INCLINATION FOR OR AGAINST A PARTICULAR OPINION OR VIEWPOINT.
Bias
The character or authority of the speaker/writer.
Ethos
"As an English teacher, I can say with certainty that your paper needs more work."
Ethos
Expresses an position on an issue or problem and supports it with reasons and evidence.
Argument
What is the text aiming to do?
Is the essay convincing the reader to think, do, or believe something?
Rhetorical Purpose
Any form of communication that is so distorted that it conveys false or misleading information.
Yellow journalism!!!
Propoganda
Usually deals with DATA, STATISTICS, FACTS, EVIDENCE, etc.
Logos
"Of all states, Texas consistently leads the nation in the number of traffic accident fatalities. Approximately 3,000 people are killed in auto accidents in Texas each year, and from 2015 to 2016 there was a 5.45% increase in motor vehicle traffic fatalities" (stern law, web).
Logos
Identified three major tactics that we use when we go about persuading people (Greek Philosopher)
Aristotle
Tone
Figurative Language
Syntax (word order)
Diction (word choice
Rhetorical Devices
An error in logic
Fallacies
An argument that is not sound but may still be convincing, and it may be divided into three categories:
Rhetorical Fallacies
"Texas is failing to graduate one out of every five students – which translates to losing 11 students per hour. The statewide attrition rate is 22 percent (down from 24 percent last year). Texas high schools lost 94,767 students in 2017-18. At this rate, Texas will not reach universal high school education for another two decades in 2038" (IDRA, Web).
Logos, Ethos, Pathos
Aristotle taught that a speaker’s ability to persuade an audience is based on how well the speaker appeals to that audience in three different areas:
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
In (work), (author’s) use of (mode/device) , (mode/device), and (mode/device) conveys (purpose).
Thesis Statement Template
Stereotype, Overgeneralization, either/or, name calling
Examples of Fallacies
Strongly positive or negative connotations.
Intended to influence a reader’s attitude.
Loaded Language
According to the Student Health Center, 1 in 4 students across the University Campus has an STD.
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
The best arguments contain
More than one type of appeal
HOW the argument is being achieved. THIS IS THE MEAT! (Always a Verb)
Rhetorical Modes
Purple
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