rhetorical devices
a direct comparison between two unlike things
What is a metaphor?
The A in SPACECAT
What is audience?
A sentence that is defensible and responds to the prompt
What is a defensible thesis statement?
Studies have shown that the hormone that creates drowsiness in the teenage brain only comes into effect around 11 p.m., several hours later than in prepubescent children or adults who have reached maturity.
What is logos?
Examples of this rhetorical appeal include:
Act now!
20 years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, but it has recovered.
You have to do this by tomorrow or it will be too late.
What is kairos?
Identify the rhetorical device used in this sentence: "The wind whispered through the trees."
What is personification?
The component of SPACECAT that sets the scene and provides background info to the audience.
What is context?
The three essential components to analysis
What are the what, the why, and the how?
They have served a tour of duty in distant, different and difficult places.
What is alliteration?
This rhetorical appeal is used when credibility is established.
What is ethos?
The rhetorical device that is used when a speaker includes a brief story about an experience they had.
What is anecdote?
The reason we use the SPACECAT acronym
What is annotating for the rhetorical choices a speaker makes to communicate their purpose and ensure we have a complete analysis?
When your commentary explains why your evidence shows examples of and supports your thesis statement.
What is a line of reasoning?
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.
What is metaphor?
This rhetorical appeal uses facts and statistics.
What is logos?
Involves placing contrasting ideas, images, or characters side-by-side to highlight their differences, create emphasis, or explore complex relationships, thereby enriching the meaning and impact of a piece.
What is juxtaposition?
The reason someone might write an article about the importance of voting during an election year
What is exigence?
A writing piece where you analyze the rhetorical choices a speaker makes in order to effectively communicate their purpose or convince their audience.
What is a rhetorical analysis essay?
We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.
What is simile?
This appeal is used in animal adoption videos with sad music.
What is pathos?
The rhetorical device that is used when making a reference to history, pop culture, politics, etc.
Identify each letter's meaning in SPACECAT
speaker, purpose, audience, context, exigence, rhetorical choices, rhetorical appeals, tone
Why we use a triangle
A triangle shows the importance of balance and inclusion in the relationships between speaker, message, and audience in rhetoric.
"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind"
What is metaphor?
This appeal may use a celebrity.
What is ethos?