Rhetorical Appeals and Devices

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Logos

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using statistics and sources

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Pathos

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appealing to emotions and personal stories

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Ethos

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citing expertise and credibility

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What is an inference?

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All of the above: It is a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning, can be explicit or implicit, and is affected by rhetorical strategies.

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When making inferences and learning to analyze the arguments and claims of authors, it helps to personally understand and empathize, while not necessarily agreeing.

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ANAPHORA

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The intentional repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a line for emphasis.

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EPISTROPHE

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The repetition of words at the end of a line

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PARALLELISM

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Successive words, phrases, clauses expressed with the same or very similar grammatical structure.

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ALLUSION

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A brief reference to a famous person or event—often from literature, history, Greek myth, or the Bible.

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Juxtaposition

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Putting two contrasting elements together that are so unlike that the effect is surprising, witty, or even startling