Convinced of something based on the character of the author; we ten to believe people whom we respect
What is Ethos - Credibility
100
repeating a grammatical structure or an arrangement of words to create rhythm and momentum
What is parrallelism
100
Compare two things using like or as
What is smilie
100
An essay or speech that attempts to convince audiences to accept an author's claim, or position on an issue, or to motivate audiences to take a particular course of action
What is Persuasive Speech/essay
100
The author's position on an issue
What is claim
200
Persuading by the use of reasoning, facts, and statistics
What is Logos - Logic
200
using the same words frequently to reinforce concepts and unify the speech
What is repetition
200
gives human traits to non human things
What is personification
200
How the story makes the reader feel
What is mood
200
pieces of information that illustrate or expand on or prove the authors ideas such as facts, statistics, experct opinion are called
What is supporting evidence
300
When an author persuades the reader by appealing to our emotions (makes us sad, makes us laugh)
What is Pathos - Emotion
300
calling something to mind without mention it explicitly
What is allusion
300
describes one thing as if it were another without using the words like or as
What is metaphor
300
The author's word choice, including level of formality and difficulty, the use of figurative language and rhetoric
What is Diction
300
how the author feels about the subject.
What is the author's perspective, or viewpoint
******Daily Double***** What is the difference between an objective and subjective point of view or perspective?
400
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, esp. the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
What is rhetoric
400
wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes. Such wording is also known as high-inference language or language persuasive techniques.
What is emotionally charge language
400
drawing a comparison that shows a similarity between two unlike things...like a LONG simile
What is analogy
400
The author's attitude toward the topic and audience as conveyed in his or her word choice; how the story is told
What is Tone
400
opposing opinions the author introduces and attempts to disprove
What is counterclaime
500
What is the rhetorical triangle and what does it mean?
What is The three points of the rhetorical triangle are.....and they mean......
500
Devices a writer or speaker uses to influence the audience in favor of his or her argument
What is persuasive techniques
500
Gross exaggeration
What is hyperbole
500
what are the three main purposes of writing?
What is to inform, to persuade, to entertain
500
define connotation and denotation
What is denotation = dictionary definition, connotation = an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.