Rhetoric and Lit Device Review Quiz

The reason or intent the author had for writing their work.

The misrepresentation of an opponent's position to tout one's own argument or product as superior. This fallacy oc

Refers to an argument based on affirming that something is real because the majority thinks so.

Third person point of view uses pronouns such as...

Placing two things close together with contrasting effect.

When the audience is aware of elements or information in the story that the characters do not know yet.

Means "Against the Man" and refers to when you attack the person making the argument instead of the argument itself.

This includes the physical, mental and emotional aspects of a character as well as their speech.

The part of the counterargument where you re-affirm why your argument is the more valid one, after conceding to another.

Word Choice

Repeating the same word or phrase over and over again for effect.

Diverting attention from the real issue by focusing instead on an issue having only a surface relevance to the 1st.

How we combined words into sentences. Word order.

A reference to an outside work

Conversation between two people.

The part of an essay where you acknowledge standpoints that go against your argument and then re-affirm your argument.

Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way that is unfair.

First person point of view uses pronouns such as...

The sequence of events in a story

Sensory and descriptive language creates this device in text and speeches

Aims to convince viewers by evoking an emotional response.

Onomatopoeia is...

The atmosphere the author creates with their work

What is personification?

What does SOAPStone stand for?

The author's attitude

The social, cultural, and historical situation during which the events of the text occur as well as the time and place.

Used as a means of convincing an audience by offering ethics, reliability, honesty, and credibility, or a resume.

Occurs when someone makes a claim about a series of events that would lead to one major event, usually a bad event.

In media res, a plot structure that begins in the middle of the story, is an example of

The type of plot that has a beginning, middle, and end in that order.

Second person point of view uses

Refers to taking advantage of the opportune moment, or, waiting for the right time, to deliver a message.

The part of the counterargument where you show that an opposing argument has some merit.

This refers to the person delivering the message.

This term refers to the organization of the plot and how the story unfolds.

When a person tends to accept those references or findings which confirm his/her existing belief in things.

A tactic used in argumentative/persuasive speaking or writing, designed to get an immediate response from an audience.

Magical realism is-

Appeals to logic and reason by using statistics, facts, and figures.