DEFINITIONS 1
behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone).
Abase
ask urgently/earnestly
appeal
This persuasive technique " establishes a person's professional credibility or qualifications to make a particular argument".
Appeal to Ethos
Draw comparisons between similar situations or big ideas.
analogies
Catherine’s children showed her the _________ respect due to her as their mother.
filial
warn or reprimand someone firmly.
Admonish
clear, direct, plain, obvious
explicit
This word refers to the word choice an author uses.
Diction
the process of arranging words to make logical sentences. It involves elements like parallel structure, dangling modifiers, subject-verb agreement, fragments, run-ons, comma splices, and more.
syntax
Although one might of regretted the __________ conditions of the arranged marriage, Roland was quite accepting of his wife, even though she did not meet the perfection he had previously desired in a spouse.
1. Lamentable
2. amorous
3. suboptimal
4. disconsolate
suboptimal
leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft.
Abscond
examine, inspect, scan, scrutinize
analyze
vivid language the author uses to immerse readers in a particular place, and usually related to visual detail.
Imagery
intended to evoke an emotional response in the audience, such as fear, anger, or nostalgia/sentimentality.
Appeals to Pathos
A semicolon is used when
two independent clauses that are closely related in thought. When a semicolon is used to join two or more ideas (parts) in a sentence, those ideas are then given equal position or rank
an assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disputed or in doubt.
Claim
distinguish, identify, specify
characterize
Tone
intended to speak directly to the audience’s sense of reason or logic. These arguments “just make sense.”
appeals to logos
Although the black diamond ski run was clearly marked, Simon insisted which he thought it was a less-challenging green circle trail.
What does this need to be changed to?
insisted that
the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
evidence
suggest, imply, mention
allude
personal stories a writer might choose to tell, either about themselves or someone else, in order to make a more compelling point
Ancedotes
art of persuasion, which along with grammar and logic, is one of the three ancient arts of discourse.
Rhetoric
The environmentalist spoke to the audience about plant-based meat as an alternative with conventionally-raised meat, describing the ways that processed plant proteins and heme molecules could mimic a hamburger.
What's the change? or no change
to