Show:
Rhetorical Devices in Wiesel
Rhetorical Devices in JFK
Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?
Sentence Purpose
Sentence Structure
100
"Indifference elicits no response. Indifference is not a response. Indifference is not a beginning; it is an end" (Wiesel 1).
What is an example of anaphora (or repetition)?
100
"Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us. Let both sides, for the first time, formulate serious and precise proposals for the inspection and control of arms—and bring the absolute power to destroy other nations under the absolute control of all nations. Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce" (Kennedy 220).
What is an example of anaphora?
100
"To those peoples in the huts and villages across the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required—not because the Communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right" (Kennedy 219).
What is an example of pathos?
100
"It snowed outside yesterday."
What is an example of a declarative sentence?
100
"The world is very different now" (Kennedy 218).
What is an example of a simple sentence?
200
"You fight it. You denounce it. You disarm it" (Wiesel 1).
What is an example of parallelism (or anaphora)?
200
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty" (Kennedy 219).
What is an example of parallelism?
200
"Over there, behind the black gates of Auschwitz, the most tragic of all prisoners were the "Muselmanner," as they were called. Wrapped in their torn blankets, they would sit or lie on the ground, staring vacantly into space, unaware of who or where they were -- strangers to their surroundings. They no longer felt pain, hunger, thirst. They feared nothing. They felt nothing. They were dead and did not know it" (Wiesel 1).
What is an example of pathos?
200
"How can you tell that it snowed yesterday?"
What is an example of an interrogative sentence?
200
"To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends" (Kennedy 219).
What is an example of a complex sentence?
300
"Does it mean that we have learned from the past? Does it mean that society has changed? Has the human being become less indifferent and more human? Have we really learned from our experiences?" (Wiesel 2).
What is an example of rhetorical questions?
300
"If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich" (Kennedy 219).
What is an example of an aphorism?
300
"For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three quarters ago. The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe—the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God" (Kennedy 218).
What is an example of ethos?
300
"I can't believe it snowed yesterday! This is so exciting!"
What is an example of an exclamatory sentence?
300
"He was finally free, but there was no joy in his heart" (Wiesel 1).
What is an example of a compound sentence?
400
"Indifference is not a beginning; it is an end" (Wiesel 1).
What is an example of an aphorism?
400
"Let both sides unite to heed in all corners of the earth the command of Isaiah—to 'undo the heavy burdens ... and to let the oppressed go free' " (Kennedy 220).
What is an example of a Biblical allusion?
400
"And so, once again, I think of the young Jewish boy from the Carpathian Mountains. He has accompanied the old man I have become throughout these years of quest and struggle. And together we walk towards the new millennium, carried by profound fear and extraordinary hope" (Wiesel 2).
What is an example of ethos?
400
"Don't you dare go outside! You will catch a cold!"
What is an example of an imperative sentence?
400
"So let us begin anew—remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof" (Kennedy 220).
What is an example of a complex-compound sentence?
500
"Indifference, after all, is more dangerous than anger and hatred. Anger can at times be creative. One writes a great poem, a great symphony. One does something special for the sake of humanity because one is angry at the injustice that one witnesses. But indifference is never creative. Even hatred at times may elicit a response. You fight it. You denounce it. You disarm it" (Wiesel 1).
What is an example of an argument by analogy?
500
"The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it—and the glow from that fire can truly light the world" (Kennedy 220).
What is an example of an argument by analogy?
500
"I would never have asked to be HIV positive, but I believe that in all things there is a purpose; and I stand before you and before the nation gladly. The reality of AIDS is brutally clear. Two hundred thousand Americans are dead or dying. A million more are infected. Worldwide, forty million, sixty million, or a hundred million infections will be counted in the coming few years. But despite science and research, White House meetings, and congressional hearings, despite good intentions and bold initiatives, campaign slogans, and hopeful promises, it is -- despite it all -- the epidemic which is winning tonight" (Mary Fisher).
What is an example of ethos, logos, and pathos?
500
"Because it snowed outside yesterday, many people stayed indoors to ensure they didn't get sick. I think that's ridiculous! Haven't they heard that it's an old wives tale to believe that going outside in the cold will make you sick?"
What is an example of a declarative sentence followed by an exclamatory sentence followed by an interrogative sentence?
500
"Now the trumpet summons us again—not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need; not as a call to battle, though embattled we are— but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out, “rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation”—a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself" (Kennedy 220).
What is an example of a cumulative (or loose) sentence?