Rhetoric Vocabulary

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing

• Allusion

• Anecdote

• Parallelism

• Rhetoric

Arguments in which the speaker claims to be an expert or relies on information provided by experts -- Example: "9 out of 10 doctors recommend..."

• Mentos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Arguments in which the speaker attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings-- Example: If you want to keep your family safe, you need to buy this system..."

• Mentos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Arguments in which the speaker attempts to persuade the listener through the use of deductive reasoning and logic-- Example: Providing statistics and examples

• Mentos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

The repetition of the BEGINNING sounds of words

Ex: the high-hung hall in the distance

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Administration

• Anecdote

A comparison of two different things that are ALIKE in some way-- Example: Finding a good man is like finding a needle in a haystack. Explanation-- A man and a needle are not similar, but the excitement of finding both when searching for them is comparable.

• Analogy

• Analog

• Parable

• Parody

reference to a person, place, thing, or work of literature

Ex: He was a real Romeo with the ladies.

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Administration

• Simile

A short, entertaining story

• Anecdote

• Analogy

• Allusion

• Parable

popular view -- Example: Changing which team is your favorite based on which team is winning/popular

• Bandwagon

• Alabama fans

• Allusion

• Parallelism

words used to invoke emotions-- Example: profitable, secret, dangerous, revolutionary

• Rhetoric

• Allusion

• Bandwagon

• Emotional Words