Persuasive and Rhetorical Terms

exaggeration for comedic effect

the persuasive technique that attempts to stir feelings in an audience

In emotional appeal, the author often uses short stories that prove a point called

the type of argument where authors try to prove that they are credible (believable)

Ethical appeal is also called

The first S in SOAPStone is

a type of humor in which one says one thing and means another (also called verbal irony)

When several sentences in a row start with the same phrase; CREATES parallelism

an essay that attempts to prove an opinion

the type of appeal that uses facts, statistics, analogies, history, etc.

the persuasion that appeals to someone's intelligence using information that can be proven

Parallel? I am going to the store, to the gym, and running errands.

Parallel structure? "Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country."

In NONFICTION or INFORMATIONAL text, the THEME is called the

Emotional appeal is also called

a source that is an original, firsthand account by someone who personally experienced an event

a type of humor in which one downplays the severity or size of something for comedic effect

any technique used to create effective speaking or writing

an account written by an author who did not experience an event firsthand

In NONFICTION or INFORMATIONAL text, the author's point of view is...

The second S in SOAPStone is

repeating GRAMMATICAL structure; keeping a list written in the same grammatical structure

the type of appeal where the author presents himself as an expert or quotes from experts

questions not meant to be answered

Allusions are pointless if the audience isn't familiar with the reference.

Anaphora is used to create parallelism.

Knowing your audience has no real effect on a speech as long as you make good rhetorical choices.

One purpose of using humor as a rhetorical device is to "win over" your audience.

repeating entire sentences to emphasize a point

the O in SOAPStone is

the A in SOAPStone is

when the first consonant sound of several words in a sentence is repeated in order to emphasize

the P in SOAPStone is

When literature references other literature, history, a famous event, etc.

an essay that explains something that is not debatable

Logical appeal is also called