Rhetoric terms
Asking a question and then answering it right away.
Example: “Why should we care? Because it affects our future.”
Hypothetical Question
#1
Patrick Henry
What’s Abraham Lincoln's key work?
Gettysburg Address
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character"
Mlk
Who is the main Author of the Declaration of Independence and in what year?
Thomas Jefferson / 1776
Putting two opposite ideas together to show contrast.
Example: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
Antithesis
#2
Fredrick Douglas
Who wrote a book called “Rhetoric”?
Aristotle
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
Who wrote "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
"Logic"
What it is: Using facts and clear reasons to convince people.
Example: “Research shows that exercise improves mental health.”
Logos
#3
Margaret Thatcher
What’s Frederick Douglas’ key work?
What to a slave is the fourth of july?
"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal"
Declaration of independence / Thomas Jefferson
Where is the declaration of independence kept?
The national archives
(Emotion)
What it is: Trying to make people feel something (happy, sad, angry).
Example: “Imagine the pain of losing your home in a fire.”
Pathos
#4
Sojourner Truth
What three subjects make the “Trivium”?
Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic
"And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country".
JFK
Which English King declared "rebellion"?
King George III
"Credibility"
What it is: Showing that you are trustworthy or an expert.
Example: “As a doctor, I recommend this medicine.”
Ethos
#5
Cicero
Name 5 “Modern Orators”
John F. Kennedy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela, Carl Sagan, Steve Jobs, Barack Obama, Jon Stewart
"Ain't I a Woman?"
Sojourner Truth
What river did washington cross to defeat the hessians?
The Delaware