Rhetoric

What is rhetoric?

• The art of speaking in groups

• The art of speaking to others

• The art of effective or persuasive communication

• The art of telling someone what to do

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is pathos?

• Appealing to people's emotion and feelings

• Appealing to people's logic and reason

• Appearing to be credible and trustworthy

• The art of persuasive speaking

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is logos?

• Appealing to people's emotion and feelings

• The art of persuasive speaking

• Appealing to people's logic and reason

• Appearing to be credible and trustworthy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is ethos?

• Appealing to people's emotions and feelings

• Appearing credible and trustworthy

• Appealing to people's logic and reason

• The art of persuasive speaking

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which did rhetoric originate?

• Rome

• Athens

• Babylon

• Italy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is an imperative?

• A question

• A statement

• A sentence

• A command

What is a personal anecdote?

• A short, personal story

• An indirect reference to another person or text

• A question that does not need an answer

• A comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

If you are using logos to persuade somebody, which of these devices would be best to use?

• Metaphor

• Emotive language

• Facts and statistics

• Personal anecdote

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is a rhetorical question?

• A brief, indirect reference to another person or text

• A question that does not need an answer

• A short, personal story

• A command

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What are rhetorical sentence structures?

• Sentences that are used for effect

• Sentences that follow a particular structure of pattern and are used to persuade

• Sentences with repeated word or phrases in them

• Sentences that were used by Aristotle, the sophists and Ancient Greeks

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8