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Rhetorical Analysis
Essential Rhetorical Analysis Terms
| Term | Definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Argument | The combination of reasons, evidence, etc that an author uses to convince an audience of their position. | Too comprehensive a concept for a single example! In effective rhetoric, every phrase serves to further build the argument. |
| Aristotelian appeals | Three different methods of appealing o an audience to convince them - ethos, logos, and pathos. | See ethos, logos, and pathos. |
| Attitude | The writer's personal views or feelings about the subject at hand. | Difficult to convey in a short example, but something like, "the deplorable state of this school" would convey the attitude towards the school. |
| Analogy | Explaining something complex by comparing it to something more simple. | "An amateur playing in a professional game is like an ibex stepping into a lion's den." |