Arguments
What does it mean when an argument needs to be "debatable"
The argument should have multiple sides to it (at least two)
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
Define "Allusion"
A reference to another text, pop culture/historical event, movie, play, or classical text.
Define "tone"
The author's attitude towards the subject
Define "Theme"
The message, moral, or repeated idea in the text.
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
A billboard has a bright smiling doctor on it and it says "9/10 doctors recommend ___." What type of appeal is this?
Ethos
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)
What "audience" would it be appropriate to use verbal irony, sarcastic tone, informal grammar, and slang?
Conversations with a friend, Online chats, siblings
What is the difference between connotation and denotation?
Denotation - the meaning of a word
Connotation - implied meaning of a word
What are the four types of evidence.
Daily Double if you can tell me the weakest type
Examples (Weakest)
Statistics
Expert Opinions
Facts
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
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
What do we call the way an author structures their sentences?
Syntax
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
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
What are the three different types of rhetorical appeals? Define them.
Ethos - Appeals to credibility
Pathos - Appeals to emotion
Logos - Appeals to logic
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
What are at least three different elements to author's Style?
Word Choice (Diction)
Syntax
Tone
Figurative Language
Order the following words from most positive connotation to most negative connotation:
-Look
-Stare
-Glance
Glance - Positive
Look - Neutral
Stare - Negative