CA3 Semester 1 Examples Study Flashcard

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What is pathos?

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Pathos is a rhetorical device that appeals to the audience's emotions, aiming to elicit feelings such as pity, sympathy, or anger.

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What is logos?

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Logos is a rhetorical device that uses logical reasoning, facts, and statistics to persuade an audience.

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What is ethos?

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Ethos is a rhetorical device that establishes the credibility or ethical appeal of the speaker or writer.

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Define parallelism in rhetoric.

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Parallelism is a rhetorical device that involves using the same grammatical structure in a series of phrases or sentences to create rhythm and clarity.

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What is anaphora?

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Anaphora is a rhetorical device that involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.

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What is epistrophe?

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Epistrophe is a rhetorical device that involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences.

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What is analogy?

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Analogy is a rhetorical device that compares two different things to highlight some form of similarity between them.

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What is dysphemism?

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Dysphemism is a rhetorical device that uses a harsh or blunt term instead of a more neutral or pleasant one.

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What is litotes?

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Litotes is a rhetorical device that employs understatement by using double negatives or a negative to affirm a positive.

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What is a rhetorical question?

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A rhetorical question is a question asked for effect or to make a point rather than to elicit an answer.