24-25 English II FINAL EXAM Literary and Rhetorical Terms

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Rhetorical appeal

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A technique used in writing or speaking to persuade, motivate, or inform an audience through ethos, pathos, and logos.

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Ethos

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An appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader.

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Pathos

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An appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response.

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Logos

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An appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason.

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Evidence

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The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

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Empirical

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Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.

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Logical

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Of or according to the rules of logic or formal argument.

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Anecdotal

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Based on personal accounts rather than facts or research.

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Rhetorical question

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A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.

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Characterization

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The creation or construction of a fictional character.