Do you find me APPEALing?
Involves appealing to someone's emotions.
What is the pathos/emotional appeal?
How the different parts are arranged in a writing or speech. The order and way the piece is laid out.
What is structure or organization?
Descriptive language used to evoke a vivid sense or image of something.
What is imagery?
Who the author is directing their message towards
What is the audience?
Using a symbol to refer to an idea or concept.
What is symbolism?
Appealing to someone's sense of concrete facts and logic.
What is a logos or logical appeal?
The argument(s) against the author's position.
What is the counterargument or rebuttal?
Re-using a word or phrase repeatedly for effect or emphasis.
What is repetition?
The use of stylistic devices to reveal an author's attitude or mood toward a subject.
What is tone?
Exaggerating for humorous or dramatic effect.
What is a hyperbole?
Example: Citing peer-reviewed scientific studies and data
What is a logos or logical appeal?
Discussing the similarities and differences between two things to clarify a point.
What is compare and contrast?
Saying the opposite of what you mean; also used to describe situations in which the results of an action are dramatically different than intended.
What is irony?
The use of words (or a visual medium) to convey your ideas and convince an audience.
What is rhetoric?
Sharing a brief personal story. This device can introduce an issue, serve as evidence, illustrate a point, etc.
What is an anecdote?
An appeal that sets up a source as credible and trustworthy.
What is an ethical or ethos appeal?
When something is suggested without being concretely stated.
What is an implication? (I will also accept suggestion, inference, or connotation.)
Word choice; generally tailored to fit the audience and situation.
What is diction?
The persona adopted by the author to deliver his or her message; may or may not actually be the same person as the author.
What is the speaker?
Making a brief reference to the popular culture outside of the text—e.g. the Bible, Shakespeare, classical mythology, etc.
What is an allusion?
Example: "Given my PhD in the subject and years of experience in the field"
What is an ethos or ethical appeal?
Placing two very different things together intended to have a jarring, dramatic effect. A severe contrast!(Example: "There they stood together, the beggars and the lords, all crowding into the square.")
What is juxtaposition?
A genre of humorous and mocking criticism meant to expose the ignorance and/or ills of society. Humor with a greater purpose!
What is satire?
Claims that these 3 components directly influence each other: speaker, audience, topic.
What is the rhetorical triangle?
Explaining something complex by comparing it to something more simple.
What is an analogy? (For Example: "An amateur playing in a professional game is like an antelope stepping into a lion's den.")