AP Comp Rhetorical Terms Ch 1&2

Repetition of words in reverse order

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines

Outdated or old-fashined choice of words

Repetition of the same sound beginning several words or syllables in sequence

Speakers appeal to this to emotionally motivate their audience

Speakers appeal to reason by using rational ideas using specific details or facts for support

Opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a parallel construction

An aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all others

Sentence used to command or enjoin

The goal the speaker wants to achieve

Sentence that completes the main idea a the beginning of a sentence and then builds and adds on

The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and event's surrounding a text

The art of finding ways to persuade an audience

The face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience

Speakers appeal to morals to demonstrate that they are credible and trustworthy

Figure of speech that uses a part to represent the whole

Paradoxical juxtaposition of words that seem to contradict one another

The person or group who creates a text

The time and place a speech is given or a piece is written

Brief reference to a person, event, or place

Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses

An acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable

The main body of matter in a piece of writing

An opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward

Sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end

Attribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or an idea

Placement of two things closely together to emphasize similarities or differences

A mnemonic device to remember the various elements that make up the rhetorical situation

The listener, viewer, or reader of a text

A denial of validity of an opposing argument

Omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words

Sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action

Techniques used to persuade an audience by emphasizing what they find most important

Meanings or associations that readers have with a word beyond it's dictionary definition

Use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different meanings

Inverted order of words in a sentence

The topic of a text, pr what it is about

Figure of speech in the form of a question posed for effect rather than getting an answer

Figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as

The spread of ideas, rumors, lies, and scare tactics to further a cause