Rhetorical Devices

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Appeals

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In persuasive passages, there are three main types that a writer may use to strengthen his or her argument.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

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Author's Purpose

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The author has a specific reason for writing the text.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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Syllogism

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Is formed by two statements and a conclusion.

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*Fallacious Reasoning

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Reasoning makes an invalid, or incorrect, argument.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

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*Style

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Refers to the author’s choice of words, or diction, in a text.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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*Exigence

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An issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

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*Allegory

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A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

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CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

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*Juxtaposition

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The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

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CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

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Anaphora

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Repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4