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Ethos, pathos, or logos?
Watch your tone!
Rhetorical devices
Author! Author!
Say what?
100
Credible source
What is ethos?
100
Define sanguineous.
What is optimistic or cheerful?
100
Language used to persuade.
What is rhetoric?
100
Devices such as simile, metaphor, and personification
What is figurative language?
100
The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
What is the context?
200
Creates an emotional impact?
What is pathos?
200
The selection of words an author uses to establish tone or meaning.
What is diction or word choice?
200
We can! We will overcome! Go team!
What are short, impactful sentences?
200
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences.
What is syntax?
200
An inclination toward a particular judgment on a topic or issue.
What is bias?
300
Uses specific, impactful, loaded words to persuade you
What is logos?
300
Define whimsical
What is odd, strange, fantastic, fun?
300
Words with strongly positive or negative connotations intended to influence a reader’s or listener’s attitude.
What is loaded language?
300
The writer’s position on an issue or problem.
What is author's idea or claim?
300
An understanding of the reader that allows the writer to hone their style, tone, and format to serve the intended purpose.
What is audience awareness?
400
How is ethos a factor in Michael Jordan selling his sneakers?
What is he's considered 'known' and credible.
400
The attitude a writer takes toward a subject; his/her feelings on a subject, communicated to the reader.
What is tone?
400
A sad story or anecdote used to create an emotional response.
What is pathos?
400
A unique combination or ideas, values, feelings, and beliefs that influence the way the writer looks at a topic.
What is the author's perspective or point of view?
400
A word’s literal or dictionary meaning.
What is denotation?
500
Give an example of an advertisement that uses logos to get the consumer to buy it.
open ended
500
Define erudite
What is learned, scholarly, or polished?
500
Can you believe it's Friday? Can you believe there are 12 days off? Can you believe it's the holiday season?
What is repetition?
500
A writer usually writes for one or more of these purposes: to express thoughts or feelings, to inform or explain, to persuade, or to entertain.
What is the author's purpose?
500
An attitude or feeling associated with a word that can be positive or negative.
What is connotation?