Rhetorical Analysis Practice

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What does it mean to show bias?

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To favor one side over another.

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What is a writer's distinctive use of language called?

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Voice.

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What is the construction of sentences; the arrangement of words in sentences?

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Syntax.

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What is crafting sentences with items placed in comparable grammatical structures?

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Parallelism.

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What is a paradox?

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A statement that appears contradictory yet expresses a truth when viewed from another angle.

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What is the term for the emotional appeal in rhetoric?

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Pathos.

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What is the term for the logical appeal in rhetoric?

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Logos.

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What is the term for the credibility or ethical appeal in rhetoric?

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Ethos.

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What is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses called?

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Anaphora.

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What is the use of language that evokes sensory experience?

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Imagery.