AP Rhetorical Terms - Set #3

the type of voice where the subject of the sentence recieves the action

the way sentences are grammatically constructed

An appeal to emotion. May use loaded words to make the audience feel guilty, lonely, worried, insecure, or afraid.

a public speech or published text delivered in high praise of a person or thing

logical reasoning that starts w/ general ideas and applies them to a specific situation; accepted truths --> conclusion

an indirect or brief reference to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison

the type of voice where the subject of the sentence performs the action

refers to a person or thing for which something is named; ex Elizabeth I of England is the [this] of the Elizabethan Era

uses a set of specific observations to reach an overarching conclusion; pattern of premises lead to broad idea

a pattern or type of writing in which an author provides reasoning in suport of an idea, action or theory

a statement that seems to be self-contradictory but may include a latent truth; makes the reader think over an idea

the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion or feelings the author has on the topic

the author's or speaker's attitude toward a subject, event, person, etc.

the feeling that is evoked in readers through words and descriptions. How the reader feels about the text while reading

figure of speech where two adjacent words seem to contradict each other

a pattern or type of writing that is intended to explain or give background information

when an author or speaker poses a question to the audience, but then answers it immediately

a story

placing two or more things side by side in order to highlight their similarities or differences

The rhetorical art of seizing the occasion; meaning "the right or opportune moment"

a question that is asked for effect or to lay emphasis on some point, but no answer is expected; may have obvious answer

Appeal to reason; Occurs when a writer tries to convince the audience of their argument using facts, logic, stats, etc.

An appeal to credibility. The writer is seeking to establish him/her/themself as a credible, trustworthy person

the techniques an individual author uses in their writing; varies and depends upon one's syntax, word choice, and tone

occurs when two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structure, emphasizing ideas