Rhetorical Devices
Epistrophe is the repetition of a word or phrase at the ___ of consecutive ____, _____ __ ______, or _____
Epistrophe is the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses, lines of poetry, or sentences
The persuasive appeals are a type of which discourse?
Deliberative discourse
John Locke says that every type of Rhetoric except ____ and ____ are evil
John Locke says that every type of Rhetoric except order and clearness are evil
What are the three types of understatements?
Comedic
Modest
Polite
Citing upsetting statistics from a reputable study is a use of which canon(s)
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
True or False: Isocrates thinks that rhetoric is evil and used to persuade people to evil
False; Isocrates thinks that Rhetoric is the sign of a good mind
Rhetorical devices are specific techniques in writing that aim to do one of these three things:
convey meaning
offer a different perspective
affect the audience/ reader
What is a modern English word that uses the same root as Pathos?
Sympathy, Empathy, Antipathy, Sociopath, or Psychopath
Gorgias compared speech to ____
Gorgias compared speech to drugs