Rhetorical Appeals
"The Harvard Professor Keira Bardt says that using this medicine you will feel better."
What is Ethos?
A text that has its events listed in the order they happen.
What is Chronological/Sequence?
Using a personal story or account of an event to support your claim.
What is Anecdote?
"The Earth is round."
Fact or Studies?
What is Fact?
For example, For instance, Such as, Including, Characteristics, Features, To illustrate, Specifically.
Description or Cause and Effect?
What is Description?
"By donating today you can save these dogs from imminent death."
What is Pathos?
A situation and the action to fix it.
Using reputable sources to support your claim.
What is Expert Opinion?
"When I took the math test I got a 43%"
Anecdote or Statistics?
What is Anecdote?
First, Second, Next, Then, Before, After, Finally, Now, Previously, Lastly.
Chronological/Sequence or Compare and Contrast?
What is Chronological/Sequence?
"Approximately 60% of humans is made of water."
What is Logos?
The information provided for a person, place, or thing in the story.
What is Description?
Using a collection of evidence to support your claim.
What is Studies?
"Harvard Professor say that fruits and vegetables are good for you."
Expert Opinion or Fact?
What is Expert Opinion?
Same, Alike, Different, Unlike, Both, However, Whereas, On the other hand, In comparison.
Compare and Contrast or Problem and Solution?
What is Compare and Contrast?
"Dr. Oscar Torres says that eating an apple a day keeps the doctor away."
What is Ethos?
Describes what is similar and different between something.
What is Compare and Contrast?
Using citable truths to support your claim.
What is Facts?
"An article from 2003 states that..."
Studies or Anecdote?
What is Studies?
Because, As a result, Therefore, Consequently, Due to, Since.
Cause and Effect or Description?
What is Cause and Effect?
"I want the rebels to know that I'm alive... that I'm in District 8, where the Capitol just bombed a hospital filled with unarmed men, women, and children. And there will be no survivors. If you think for one second that the Capitol will ever treat us fairly, you are lying to yourself. Because we know who they are and what they do. This is what they do! And we must fight back. I have a message for President Snow: You can torture us and bomb us and burn our districts to the ground! But do you see that? Fire is catching. And if we burn... you burn with us!"
What is Pathos?
Explains why an event happens and the results from it.
What is Cause and Effect?
Using a collection of gathered numbers to support your claim.
What is Data/Statistics?
"A Government report shows a 23% drop in crime."
Is this Statistics or Expert Opinions?
What is Statistics?
Issue, Solve, Resolve, Answer, So that, In order to.
Problem and Solution or Chronological/Sequence?
What is Problem and Solution?