Rhetorical Devices

A Rhetorical Device is

• a kind of writing or speaking that an author or speaker uses to give meaning and persuade.

• a weapon used in combat.

• a question that does not require an answer.

• Introductory section of a text; literature, music, play, etc.

A prologue is...

• something you write before giving a speech

• a rhetorical device using authority

• Introductory section of a text; literature, music, play, etc.

• a comparison of two different things using like or as

Which is an example of a Rhetorical Question?

• Can I come over for dinner?

• Are you serious?

• How can I get an A?

• Which is the best better?

Enumeration is

• a type of numbering system.

• a rhetorical device used to mention or listing things one by one.

• a questioning that is used that does not need an answer.

• a way of convincing someone by using logic.

The ingredients for an argument include...

• ethos, pathos, logos, and rhetorical questions

• claim, evidence/explanation, ethos, logos and pathos

• claim, evidence/explanation, rhetorical devices, counterclaim, rebuttal

• introduction, evidence, rhetorical device

Which is an example of antithesis?

• Her face is bright, but her soul is dim.

• Come as you are my faithful followers.

• From forth our fateful foes frolick

• As small as a button

What is an anecdote?

• Opening up to the audience about what is good and bad.

• A rhetorical device used to convey authority.

• Making a fuss about something that does not matter.

• A personal account about a real person or incident.

  (may be true, but not reliable representative evidence).

Colloquialism is ...

• convincing someone by using big words.

• trying to sound smart.

• slang words or phrases.

• questions that do not need an answer.

Which is an example of alliteration?

• Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou love of mine?

• From forth our fateful loins...

• swimming, jumping and listening.

• When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I listened as a child, I understood as a child because I was a child.

Ethos is

• using questions to persuade

• using logic to persuade

• showing moral character or credibility in order to persuade.

• using emotions to persuade