rhetorical devices
a rhetorical device is a "rhetorician's _______"
tool belt
A canon is...
a general rule or criteria used to judge something- a collection of ideas accepted as genuine
Rhetoric is...
The art of speaking, writing, and thinking well.
Rhetorical devices are techniques used in speaking and writing that aim to... (five things)
-convey meaning
-offer a different perspective
-affect the audience/ reader
-engage
-persuade
The creator and the reviser of the five canons of rhetoric
creator- Cicero
reviser- Quintilian
Aristotile's three persuasive appeals and their definitions
Ethos- credibility and character of the speaker
Pathos- emotional connection to your audience
Logos- logical, straightforward argument
give the definition and an example of both an understatement and a hyperbole and state how they are different
understatement- a rhetorical device in which a writer or speaker deliberately makes a statement that lessens or minimizes the importance of subject/ topic
example of understatement- when someone drops a piece of art worth millions of dollars in a puddle and says "it's not that bad"
hyperbole-exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
example- I could eat tons of ice cream!
difference-a hyperbole is extremely exaggerated while an understatement is when the importance of a statement is extremely lessened
The five canons and their latin translations are...
inventio- invention
dispositio- organization
elocutio- to speak eloquently
memoria- memory
pronuntiatio/ actio- to act
The six characteristics of effective speech delivery are...
-good eye contact
-effective hand gestures
-good body movement
-structured posture
-strong facial expression
-vocal qualities