Rhetorical Analysis (1)

Upon the utterance of their agenda, we are forced -- all of us -- to acknowledge and acquiesce -- ubiquioustly.

We will never flag; we will never fail; we will never allow them to foil our plan; we will remain free.

Historical Allusion: "Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind ...." .

"Have we anything new to offer upon the subject? Nothing."

Ethos: A rhetorical appeal to logic and reasoning.

Albeit the plan was inherently flawed, we masqueraded this truth with platitudes. (This is a complex sentence.)

"But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year?"

Motif: A recurring image, event, source of imagery, etc..

Pathos: A rhetorical appeal to emotion.

Shall we not attempt to quell this quagmire?

Which of the selections describe epistrophe?

"A house divided against itself cannot stand." What type of diction is used and what rhetorical devices are used?

Which sentence is grammatically correct, uses first person point of view and epistrophe?

Connotations: The emotional and/or cultural assocaitions of a word.

Rhetoric: The art of persuasion, communication, and manipulation.

The ephemerality of life is real: It is inescpabable, it is inevitable, it is indubitable, and it is real.

Ethos: A rhetorical appeal that aims to showcase the morality, education, and/or credibility of an author.

"We are apt to shut our eyes ..., and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts."

He hates me after what I did; I hate me after what I did; they hate me after what I did. Why did I do it? I had to.

We must galvanize the masses; we must unify the nation; we must restore love, happiness and thereby restore our glory.

"It has been a tranquilizing thalidomide, ... only to give birth to an ill-formed infant of frustration."

Which of the following categories of words address topics that are often addressed when appealing to pathos?

"A house divided against itself cannot stand." How would you describe the syntax of this sentence?

Which of the following categories of words address topics that are often addressed when appealing to ethos?

Which of the selections describe juxtaposition?

Pathos: An appeal to the ethics, experience, education, trustworthiness, and/or righteous of the audience.

Education speaks the words of love; ingnorance speaks the words of hate.

Allusion: A reference to something insignificant (e.g., history, literary work, mythology, etc.).

Syntax can be defined as...

Which sentence is grammatically correct, uses a parenthetical expression and second person?

Pathos: An appeal to the emotions of the audience.

Hypophora: One or more questions is/are asked and then answered to create rhetorical and emphatic effects.

Which of the selections describe alliteration?

"I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference." This is an appeal to ethos.

Rhetoric does not help to further emphasize an author's ideas.

Which of the selections describe anaphora?

Which of the following rhetorical devices contrast two opposites for the purpose of highlighting their differences?

Why does their influence remain ubiquitous? The answer is simple: They were rhetoricians.

Which sentence is grammatically correct, uses epizeuxis and second person?

Which sentence is grammatically correct, uses epizeuxis and first person?

Every heart, every individual, every moment -- we are all in this together, and we will always be in this together.

"Why the outgoing President's felicitation on the indorsement? Why the delay of a reargument?"

Diction can be defined as...

We can; we will; we must. (This is a compound sentence and encapsulates low modality verbiage)

"Give me liberty, or give me death!'

Free, Free, Free -- your soul is finally free! (Complex sentence and sibilance).

Which of the following categories of words addess topics that are often addressed when appealing to logos?

Rhetoric can be defined as the art of persuasion and effective communication.

Rhetoric is used to further an author's purpose.

"Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace-- but there is no peace. The war has actually begun!