Arguments
Rhetorical Appeals
Figurative Language/POV
Author's Style
Theme/Connotation
150

What does it mean when an argument needs to be "debatable"

The argument should have multiple sides to it (at least two)

150

A small child walks up to you and asks for a donation to the children's shelter while looking sad. What type of appeal is this?

Pathos

150

Define "Allusion"

A reference to another text, pop culture/historical event, movie, play, or classical text.

150

Define "tone"

The author's attitude towards the subject

150

Define "Theme"

The message, moral, or repeated idea in the text. 

200

What is a counter argument and rebuttal? 

Counter argument: the portion of an argument where the opposing viewpoints is acknowledged. 

Rebuttal: the portion of the argument where the author responds to the opposing viewpoint

200

A billboard has a bright smiling doctor on it and it says "9/10 doctors recommend ___." What type of appeal is this?

Ethos

200

What are the three different types of point of view and what pronouns match them?

First: narrator is a part of the story (I, Me, My)

Second: narrator is the reader (You, Your)

Third: narrator is not a part of the story (They, He, Her)

200

What "audience" would it be appropriate to use verbal irony, sarcastic tone, informal grammar, and slang? 

Conversations with a friend, Online chats, siblings

200

What is the difference between connotation and denotation?

Denotation - the meaning of a word

Connotation - implied meaning of a word

250

What are the four types of evidence.

Daily Double if you can tell me the weakest type

Examples (Weakest)

Statistics

Expert Opinions

Facts

250

A commercial shows a bright happy family together. They are talking to the audience about how safe they feel with their new security system. They list all of the features that help them to feel safe. What two rhetorical appeals does this use?

Pathos

Logos

250

What is the difference between dialogue and narration? 

Daily Double: Which do you look at to determine the narrative POV

Dialogue: What the character's says

Narration: What the narrator says

Look at Narration to determine POV

250

What do we call the way an author structures their sentences? 

Syntax

250

What is the shared meaning of the following words with different connotations? Which has the more negative connotation: Demand, Request

Ask for something and require a response. 

Demand: Negative

300
Define the words is CER? What does each part of this type of argument do? 

Claim - the main argument/point an author makes about a debatable topic

Evidence - the supporting details that help prove the claim

Reasoning - the way an author explains the evidence and proves that it supports the main claim

300

What are the three different types of rhetorical appeals? Define them.

Ethos - Appeals to credibility

Pathos - Appeals to emotion

Logos - Appeals to logic

300

What are the three types of irony and what are their definitions? 

Verbal: When what is said does not match what is meant

Situational: When what happens is the opposite of what is expected

Dramatic: When the audience knows something the characters do not

300

What are at least three different elements to author's Style?

Word Choice (Diction)

Syntax

Tone

Figurative Language

300

Order the following words from most positive connotation to most negative connotation:

-Look

-Stare

-Glance

Glance - Positive

Look - Neutral 

Stare - Negative