definitions
A question used for effect rather than a reply.
Rhetorical Question
More tired people recommend Red Bull Energy Drinks than coffee. Is this an example of Ethos, Pathos, or Logos?
Ethos: an appeal to credibility/character
A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared using like or as
Simile
"Annie must love Starbucks! Don't all girls love Starbucks?"
Stereotyping
Which actress used the word “entanglement” to describe straying from her marriage to Will Smith?
Jada Pinkett Smith
The use of the same words or phrases for emphasis is called
Repetition
Metaphor
"This is the best band because they make the best music!"
This statement is an example of which logical fallacy?
Circular Reasoning
What is Rihanna‘s real name?
Robyn Fenty
The following statement is an example of ____________________.
“When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge, and refused to buy anything that wasn’t necessary.” (Scrooge was an extremely stingy character from Charles Dickens’, A Christmas Carol.)
Allusion
What kind of Irony
In Toy Story, human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move, but the audience is.
Dramatic
I am voting for Jay Z for president because the rest of my family is voting for him.
Bandwagon
How many grandchildren does Kris Jenner have?
10 (Mason, Penelope, Reign, North, Saint, Chicago, Psalm, Dream, True, Stormi)
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight n France. We shall fight on the seas and oceans."
This is an example of...
Parallelism
The following statement is an example of ___________________.
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery… We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut."
Logos
Read the following and determine if the author used direct or indirect characterization.
"You have this," Mrs. Miller encouraged the students like she always had. She was known by everyone as the "School's Cheerleader". Having no children, she loved her students as though they were her own flesh and blood.
Direct Characterization
Dr. Fauci says we need to wear masks, but Dr. Fauci is the oldest, meanest doctor around. I’m sure what he says isn’t true at all.
Name calling
What is the name of the 2020 Netflix documentary that featured Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin?
Tiger King
.This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Word Choice
The following statement is an example of _________________.
"Research compiled by analysts from NASA, as well as organizations from five other nations with space programs, suggests that a moon colony is viable with international support."
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Ethos and Logos
The main events of the story take place during the __________.
Rising action
A conclusion based on insufficient, incomplete, or biased information
Hasty Generalization
What rapper-turned-actor stars on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit?
Ice-T