Appeal Definitions
Rhetorical Devices Definitions
Identify the Device
Appeal AND Device
100

"It's a bit chilly," Samantha said as she looked at the blizzard roaring outside.

Understatement 

200

appeal to authority- credibility

ethos

200

using two contrasting terms side by side so they seem to cancel each other out

oxymoron

200

"Oh, don't be a scrooge Alice," Jen said as Alice grumbled about all the money she had to pay for her next car bill. 


As the girls watched the other team scores yet another point, the couldn't help but feel drained. "This is basically Waterloo all over again," Jen said to Alice as the score reached 10-90. 

Allusion

200

"Science tells us that cooperation increases efficiency and strengthens problem-solving. So why walk alone, when we can run together?" (4)

Logos/Pathos & Rhetorical Question

300

appeals to logic

logos

300

a brief reference to someone or something well known in history

allusion

300

"Experts warn that social media addiction increases anxiety, depression, and loneliness. If we do not control it, it will control us." (4)

Logos, Parallelism

300

"The Earth is not just our home; it is the heart that beats beneath our feet. Yet, we poison its veins with pollution, choke its lungs with smoke, and scar its skin with deforestation." (4)

Pathos & Metaphor 

400

appeals to the emotions

pathos

400

a rhetorical device that features repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentences, phrases, or clauses ...

anaphora

400

Success is not handed to you on a silver platter—it is built, brick by brick, with sweat and sacrifice. Every great athlete, every great scientist, and every great artist started as a beginner. They failed, they struggled, but they never gave up. (5)

Metaphor/Anaphora

400

"Look at the pyramids, look at the moon landing, look at the civil rights movement—none of these would have been possible without teamwork." (4)

Pathos & Allusion/Anaphora