Rhetorical Appeals
Appeals to the audience's emotion.
What is pathos?
The one that the speaker/writer is trying to reach.
Who is the intended audience?
You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin’ to? You talkin’ to me? Well, I’m the only one here.” (Taxi Driver)
What is repetition, colloquialism or rhetorical question?
Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack. (Rainer Maria Rilke)
What is a simile?
60 minutes
What is how much time will it take to complete the multiple choice portion of the AP exam?
An appeal showing the author's credibility.
What is ethos?
The speaker/author's attitude toward the subject.
What is tone?
“Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed.” (Martin Luther King Jr.)
What is anaphora?
Our beloved teacher, Joseph has left us for his heavenly abode today morning.
What is a euphemism?
50-56
What is the number of questions on the multiple choice section of the test?
An appeal to reason and logic.
What is logos?
The rhetorical choices that the speaker/writer makes in the speech.
What are Choices?
In addition, the storm trampled the town.
What is personification?
Once upon a time, Jeanie rubbed an old lamp and ‘poof’ a real genie appeared in front of her.
What is onomatpoeia?
POE,what is a recommended strategy for answering multiple choice questions.
What is Process of Elimination?
The appeal used in the ASPCA commercials showing neglected animals.
What is pathos?
The three rhetorical appeals.
What are ethos, pathos and logos?
You’ll shoot your eye out. (A Christmas Story)
What is hyperbole?
America does not want its boots on the ground in its war against a big country such as China or Iran.
What is synecdoche or personification?
Pick a letter and fill it in until you are done.
What is a strategy to use when I run out of time?
The appeal used when a celebrity endorses a product.
What is ethos?
Answers the question, why now?
What is exigence?
My car was not cheap.
What is litotes?
“Fair is foul and foul is fair.”
What is antimetabole or alliteration?
Both sides of the answer have to be correct to be the answer.
What is a strategy for answering balanced questions?