Unit 2 Review: Elements of Rhetoric

short personal stories used to connect with the audience

Several authors mention God or the bible or characters in the bible, which most appeals to

Which are used: "Each of you is as different as your fingerprints. Why in the world should you march to any lockstep?"

"Life is like one big Mardi Gras" is a metaphor.

The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses, phrases, sentences

the presentation of only one side of an issue or viewpoint and is used to subjectively influence an audience

a comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, than

Using humor and/or figurative language appeals most to logos.

Using facts, quotes, statistics most appeals to

"...the dark clouds of racial prejudice...the deep fog of misunderstanding are metaphors

the inference that a claim is true for most people and is used to speak to prevailing beliefs or biases of an audience

words charged with an underlying meaning or implication and are used to produce emotion in an audience.

a comparison between two unlike things, in which one thing becomes another without words like, as, than

the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking

Which are used when Quindlen says, "Remember the words of Lily Tomlin: 'If you win the rat race, you're still a rat'"?

a contrasting, opposing, or refuting argument

the writer’s attitude toward the subject and audience - created by diction, details, images, language, syntax

using a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning

Appeals to emotion

Mentioning examples from famous people like Johnny Cash and Bret Easton Ellis to back their claim they most appeal to

the representation of something as greater than is actually the case

giving nonhuman things or qualities human traits

When Ellen says that the "economy is booming" and "the planet it just fine" when those are not the case

A reference to something famous from literature, mythology, history, religion, politics, sports, or pop culture.

The information that indicates whether a view is valid and is used to give weight to an argument is called evidence

What structure is used: You deplore the demonstrations...But your statement...fails to express a similar concern for...

Was not Amos an extremist...Was not Paul an extemist...Was not Martin Luther an extremist...

The repetition of initial consonant sounds