Persuasive Appeals
The word "indifference" in Elie Wiesel's speech in "The Perils of Indifference"
What is repetition?
Your basic belief about a particular topic, issue, event, or idea
What is claim?
Alliteration
What is the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
"We cannot dedicate-we cannot consecrate- we cannot hallow-this ground"-Abraham Lincoln
What is anaphora?
Your specific facts or specific evidence used to support why your claim is true
What is support?
This is an imaginative comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be the other thing.
What is METAPHOR
of the people, by the people, for the people
What is epistrophe?
A written or verbal response to a counterclaim.
What is a rebuttal?
Overexaggerated statement for effect.
What is Hyperbole
Allusion
What is an indirect reference to something from literature, culture or history that is used for effect.
With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.”
What is parallel structure/parallelism?
A solid and reasonable argument that opposes or disagrees with your claim
What is a counterclaim?
is the use of words that imitate or suggest their meaning.
What is onomatopoeia?
Anadiplosis
What is the repetition of a prominent and usually the last word in one phrase or clause at the beginning of the next
"they promised freedom and provided slavery"
What is antithesis?
A “partly-agree” stance in which you agree (in part) with another person’s argument or position but also disagree with part of it.
What is qualify?