MLA formatting
What should go on the right upper side of the paper?
Your last name, followed page numbers
Name the first, third, and fourth canons of Rhetoric
Inventio, Eloqutio, Memoria
What are the uses/what do ethos, pathos, and logos mean?
Ethos: credibility of the speaker
Pathos: appeal to the audiences emotions
Logos: Hard facts/evidence and if/then statments
Should the period go before or after parentheses when doing a page number citation and why?
After, as it ends the sentence
How large should the margins be when writing an essay?
1 inch of all sides
Name the less common/harder name for the canon: Actio
Pronunciatio
Whats the difference between good/worthy arguments and useful/advantageous arguments?
Good/worthy is something that is purely good, will benefit others, is not influenced by your own wants
Useful/advantageous is something that will benefit you; what will you personally gain out of this
Name two(or more) types of understatements
Comedic, Modest, Polite
What font should your essay be in?
Times New Roman
Who refined the canons of rhetoric after it was created?
Quintilianus
In a collage application essay, would one want to use ethos, pathos or logos?
Logos/ethos
Define a hyperbole
exaggerated claims, not meant to be taken literally
In what are and in what order should the fourth things on the left side be put?
Your name, teachers name, class name, date(d/m/y)
What are the two uses of Memoria?
Memorizing/getting familiar with your speech or presentation before giving it.
Storing up and collecting facts for future use in impromptu speeches or debates to back up your argument.
Which canon(s) would you use the most in an essay/speech?
A mix of all
Name the three kinds of persuasive discourse?
Deliberative, Forensic, Epideictic