Rhetorical Appeals
What is Kairos?
An appeal to time; i.e., this is the right time for this.
9 out of 10 dentists recommend using colgate toothpaste.
Ethos (credibility)
What is Tone?
An author's voice, attitude, or feelings created by their syntax and diction.
What is Mr. Garrett's favorite soccer team.
Liverpool
What is Logos
A logical appeal; an appeal using logical reasoning, data, statistics.
Look at what I have done! Look at what I've accomplished! I am obviously capable, as evidenced by my work.
Ethos. (credibility)
What is verbal irony?
When the speaker says the opposite of what they mean for humor, emphasis, or wit.
Which religious order founded Bishop Moore?
Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Augustine.
What is Pathos?
An emotional appeal; using emotion to persuade one's audience.
I have been in Washington about three years, seeing about these colored people. Now colored men have the right to vote. There ought to be equal rights now more than ever, since colored people have got their freedom.
Kairos
What is understatement?
the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.
What's the plural word for Child
Children
What is Ethos?
An appeal to the credibility of the speaker / author.
“Then that little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him."
Logos.
Why does Jourdon write his letter in response in colonel Anderson?
In order to shoe the absurdity and unworthiness of his request for serious consideration.
What literary device contrasts appearance vs. reality.
Irony
Why do author's/speakers/advertisements use rhetorical appeals?
In order to persuade their audience of something.
When are rhetorical appeals effective?
They are most effective when balanced, tailored to the audience, and used at the opportune moment (kairos). They work best when building trust, evoking appropriate emotions, and providing sound evidence simultaneously, ensuring the message resonates intellectually and emotionally.
Why does Sojourner Truth repeat "Ain't I a Woman," in her "Ain't I a Woman" speech we listened to?
To emphasize that she - and other women- are just as deserving of equal rights as men.
What do you call a contradiction that still makes sense?
Paradox