Lit Terms
Authors writing about their own lives
What is an autobiography?
Thomas Jefferson uses this rhetorical device when he lists acts imposed by the king in this way: for depriving..., for transporting..., for abolishing...
What is parallel structure.
Capitalizes on our admiration for a celebrity.
What is testimonial?
Two factors that determine the exact balance of logics in persuasive writing.
What is audience and purpose?
The concept of logic that deals with the soundness of the writer's argument.
What is logos?
A contrast between what we expect to happen and what actually occurs.
What is irony?
By beginning his speech with the words "five score years ago", MLK, jr. took the audience back to this other important speech.
What is Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address"?
Surrounds the product with attractive and slippery words.
Type of essay a writer would prepare if the purpose is to shake readers up and motivate them to action.
What is a persuasive essay?
The type of logic that deals with credibility and integrity of the writer.
What is ethos?
Emotions associated with a word.
What is connotation?
MLK, jr. uses this rhetorical device when he gives these phrases throughout his speech: one hundred years, now is the time, we can never be satisfied, I have a dream, with this faith, and let freedom ring?
What is anaphora?
Improves a product's image by associating it with a symbol of respect.
What is transfer?
Type of essay a writer would prepare if the purpose was to document, objectively and dispassionately, a proposition or assertion.
What is an argumentation essay?
When writing to a supportive audience, a writer would use mostly this logic.
What is pathos?
A type of writing that ridicules people or institutions in an attempt to bring about change.
What is satire?
In relation to Thomas Jefferson's "The Declaration of Independence" what do these three things have in common: The Continental Congress, King George, colonists?
What are the audiences?
Hurls negatively charged words or phrases against the competition.
What is name calling?
Propogandists use these to sway people's opinions.
What are outright lies?
When writing to a hostile audience, a writer would focus mainly on this logic.
What is logos?
A reference to something well known from literature, history, or religion.
What is allusion?
In Elizabeth Cady Stanton's "Declaration of Sentiments," she uses this document to provide parallel construction proving that women's rights are equal to men's and are already guaranteed under United State's law.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Capitalizes on one side suppressing or distorting the evidence to divert attention.
What is Card Stacking?
What is inductive reasoning?
Advertising and propaganda generally rely on this logic to the point of excluding this logic.
What is pathos and logos?