Show:
Persuasive Techniques
Rhetorical Basics part one
Rhetorical Basics part two
Rhetorical Basics part three
More Terminology
100
How an audience regards a speaker's sincerity, trustworthiness.
What is Ethos ?
100
having the ability, or tools, to persuade readers or listeners to support their position
What is "Available Means" ?
100
Anticipating / acknowledging any objections or opposing viewpoints
What is the Counter-Argument ? ( Rebuttal , Refutation )
100
deliberately re-using words, phrases, or sentence structure to add emphasis to your ideas
What is Repetition ?
100
refers to the words you use which help to create the tone of your writing
What is Diction ?
200
Intended to make your audience feel sad, angry, happy, sympathetic.
What is Pathos ?
200
The occasion, time, place something was written, or spoken
What is Context ?
200
the definition of a word
What is Denotation ?
200
Ethos, logos and pathos and how they inter-connect is an example of this.
What is a Rhetorical Triangle ?
200
that which is implied by a word, as opposed to the word's actual meaning
What is Connotation ?
300
Factual statements and expert opinions
What is Logos ?
300
the goal that the speaker wants to schieve
What is Purpose ?
300
Identifying someone as your "tower of strength "
What is a Metaphor ?
300
a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a Simile?
300
the study of effective, persuasive language use leading to effective communication including the rational exchange of opposing viewpoints
What is Rhetoric ?
400
Used to build this element of persuasion : statements that answer why one should believe an idea, or do something
What is Logos ?
400
the interaction among the speaker/audience/ and subject, and how this interaction determines the structure and language of an argument
What is the Rhetorical Triangle ?
400
Meaning the opposite of what you say
What is Irony ?
400
placing one thing next to another to prove a point
What is Juxtaposition ?
400
The term used when Gehrig states he's the "luckiest man on the face of the earth".
What is a Thesis ? ( Assertion, Claim )
500
How an audience regards a speaker's intelligence and knowledge of a subject
What is Ethos?
500
These are posed primarily to provoke thought.
What are Rhetorical Questions ?
500
The two words used when manipulating word choice, sentence length, punctuation, quotations and allusions, and use of figurative language
What is Tone and Attitude ?
500
Although this aspect of rhetoric can be a good way to connect with your audience, be careful because a joke might "miss the mark"
What is Humor ?
500
the character the speaker creates when he or she writes or speaks (for example : an expert on popular music )
What is a Persona ?