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E9 Rhetoric Terms
Rhetorical Appeals/Devices
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allusion | a reference to a well-known person, place, event, work of art or literature |
| rhetorical devices | Special patterns of words and ideas that create emphasis and work to achieve the speaker's goal of persuasion. |
| analogy | drawing a comparison that shows a similarity between unlike things. (King's story about the promissory note/bad check) |
| diction | a speaker’s choice of words |
| parallelism (parallel structure) | repeating a grammatical structure or an arrangement of words to create a sense of rhythm and momentum |
| repetition | expressing ideas using the same words or images in order to reinforce concepts and unify the speech |
| anaphora | repetition of words at the beginning of two or more sentences, phrases, or clauses |
| restatement | expressing the same idea in different words to clarify and stress key points |
| figurative language | language not meant to be taken literally; it is often used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between two dissimilar things. |
| rhetoric | the available means of persuasion |
| rhetorical appeals | the three ways an author appeals to an audience |
| ethos | the appeal to credibility, trustworthiness, shared values (Greek = character) |
| pathos | the appeal to emotion (Greek = suffering, experience) |
| logos | the appeal to logic/reason (Greek = reason) |
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MrsHawksODCS
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