Rhetorical Appeal
What Greek philosopher named the appeals ethos, pathos, and logos?
What is Aristotle?
Who is the king of the gods?
Zeus
The three types of irony are....
Situational
Verbal
Dramatic
What text structure presents information in the order events happen?
What is sequence/chronological order?
What is the feeling or atmosphere that an author creates in a text, and what is the author's attitude toward the subject matter called?
What is mood and tone?
What is the rhetorical appeal that relies on the credibility and trustworthiness of the speaker?
What is Ethos?
Hera was the queen of the gods and goddess of what three things?
What are women, marriage, and family?
A lifeguard drowns at the beach. What type of irony is this?
What is situational irony?
A paragraph explains that "because of the heavy rain, the soccer game was canceled." What text structure is this?
What is cause and effect?
What point of view uses "I" and "me" to tell the story?
First person point of view
A skincare brand features a dermatologist explaining the science behind their formula. What appeal is dominant?
What is Ethos?
What instrument did Apollo play, and what other instrument is he believed to have invented?
What is the lyre and the lute?
A mean old man ate a large meal at a restaurant. The waitress tried to provide him with excellent service, but every time she brought him a dish, he complained. First he thought that the soup was too cold when it was hot. Then he said that his steak was dry and chewy, when it was moist and succulent. Then he complained that one of her blonde hairs was in his mashed potatoes, but the hair was actually grey like his own. She remained patient and continued to try to help him until the end of the meal, when he left her a quarter for a tip. She replied on his way out, “Thank you for the generous tip, Mister.”
Which type of irony is used? Why?
What is verbal irony? The waitress expresses gratitude when she means the opposite.
A descriptive passage reads: "The abandoned mansion stood on a hill, its paint peeling, its windows broken, its doors hanging open." What text structure is this, and what effect does it create?
What is a description?
The word "reconstruction" contains how many morphemes, and what are they?
What are three morphemes? (re- + construct + -ion)
An environmental organization uses images of melting glaciers, devastated wildlife, and flooded homes while playing somber music. Then it presents a call-to-action to "Act Now." Which appeal dominates, and what's its purpose?
What is pathos? (It uses emotional distress to motivate action and create urgency)
Compare the roles of Ares and Athena as gods of war. What aspect of battle did each represent?
What is: Ares represented the negative aspects of battle, while Athena represented wisdom, skill, and the protection of heroes during war?
A character in a novel is paranoid about plane crashes and refuses to fly, saying planes are "death traps." Instead, they die in a car accident on the way to the train station. Explain which type(s) of irony this represents and why.
What is situational irony? (The character avoided what they feared most and died in the opposite way they expected. If the reader knew about the car accident before the character did, it's also dramatic irony.)
A passage reads: "The American Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865. It was fought between the North and South. Both sides believed they were fighting for a just cause." Does this passage use chronological order, compare and contrast, or description? Explain your answer.
What is: Description (primarily). While it mentions dates (which could suggest chronological order), the dates aren't in sequence; it's just giving an overview. The passage describes the war and its characteristics rather than showing how events unfolded in time. (Some compare and contrast is present with "North and South," but description is dominant.)
What point of view uses "he," "she," "they," and can see into all characters' minds and know everything?
What is third-person omniscient?
A politician says, "I grew up in this community, worked at the local factory, and raised my family here. I understand your struggles because I've lived them." This is primarily an appeal to which of the following, and why?
What is ethos? (The speaker is establishing personal credibility and connection through shared experience and background to build trust with the audience.)
Explain the relationship between Apollo and Artemis, and describe what each god is associated with.
They are twin siblings. Apollo is the god of music, poetry, the sun, and medicine, while Artemis is the goddess of the moon and the hunt?
A commercial for a cleaning product shows a messy house, then after using the product, the house is spotless. A viewer says sarcastically, "Yeah, sure, one bottle will definitely make my house look like that!" What type of irony is the viewer using, and what is their message?
What is verbal irony? (The viewer is expressing doubt about the product's effectiveness by saying the opposite of what they mean, implying it won't work as advertised.)
If you were reading a persuasive essay arguing that social media is harmful, which text structure would be most effective: chronological order, classification, or cause and effect? Justify your answer.
What is Cause and effect? (It would effectively show how social media use causes negative consequences, anxiety, addiction, sleep loss, etc., making the argument more convincing. Classification could organize types of harm, but cause and effect directly support the persuasive purpose.)
Break down the word "misinterpretation" into its morphemes (prefix, root, suffix). Explain what each part means and how they combine to create the full meaning. Then give another word using one of these morphemes.
What is: "mis-" (wrongly) + "interpret" (to explain) + "-ation" (the act of). Together = the act of explaining something wrongly. Related words examples: misunderstand, reinterpret, interpretation. Understanding morphemes helps you predict the meanings of new words.