Rhetorical Devices and Persuasive Techniques

Rhetorical Devices and Persuasive Techniques

by Janie Slater

Multiple Choice

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Juxtaposing (i.e. presenting side-by-side) contrasting ideas in order to create a clear division between two things like

"It was the best of time, It was the worst of times."

• Alliteration

• Antithesis

• Simile

• Allusion

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The establishment of authority and reliability, and is used to gain the confidence and trust of the audience. (Like using Michael Jordan in a Nike sneaker commercial.)

• Pathos / Emotion

• Ethos / Credibility

• Logos / Facts

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Isn't she lovely

Isn't she wonderful

Isn't she precious

• Allusion

• Anaphora

• Alliteration

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Exaggerating something as greater than is actually the case and is used to grab the attention of the audience and emphasize certain points.

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Hyperbole

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An appeal to emotion used to engage with an audience and create an emotional response.

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

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I'm easy like Sunday morning...

• allusion

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

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Giving human attributes to inanimate objects or animals is ______. (I hadn't watered my houseplant in so long, it turned it turned its back to me in disgust.)

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Personification

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"In 2019, 25.8 percent of people ages 18 and older reported that they engaged in binge drinking in the past month." Using facts/data to persuade is known as___.

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Multiple Choice

This ad uses which rhetorical appeal?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos