Rhetoric

Rhetoric terms

1

Asking a question and then answering it right away.

Example: “Why should we care? Because it affects our future.”

Hypothetical Question

2

Putting two opposite ideas together to show contrast.

Example: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

Antithesis

3

"Logic"

What it is: Using facts and clear reasons to convince people.

Example: “Research shows that exercise improves mental health.”

Logos

4

 (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

5

"Credibility"

What it is: Showing that you are trustworthy or an expert.

Example: “As a doctor, I recommend this medicine.”

Ethos

Famous Orators

1

#1

Patrick Henry

2

#2

Fredrick Douglas

3

#3

Margaret Thatcher

4

#4

Sojourner Truth

5

#5

Cicero

History of Rhetoric

1

What’s Abraham Lincoln's key work?

Gettysburg Address 

2

Who wrote a book called “Rhetoric”?

Aristotle

3

What’s Frederick Douglas’ key work?

What to a slave is the fourth of july? 

4

What three subjects make the “Trivium”?

Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic

5

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

Famous Quotes

1

"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

2

"Give me liberty or give me death!"

Patrick Henry

3

"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal"

Declaration of independence / Thomas Jefferson 

4

"And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country".

JFK

5

"Ain't I a Woman?"

Sojourner Truth

Declaration of Independence

1

Who is the main Author of the Declaration of Independence and in what year?

Thomas Jefferson / 1776 

2

Who wrote "Common Sense"

Thomas Paine

3

Where is the declaration of independence kept? 

The national archives

4

Which English King declared "rebellion"?

King George III

5

What river did washington cross to defeat the hessians?

The Delaware