Rhetorical Devices & Argument Vocab

An element of argument and persuasion through which a speaker establishes their credibility and knowledge

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Mythos

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

An appeal made to an audience's emotions in order to evoke feeling.

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Mythos

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The persuasive technique that aims to convince an audience by using logic and reason.

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Anecdote

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.

• Essential Question

• Probing Question

• Rhetorical Question

• Polar Question

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

• Analogy

• Anecdote

• Bandwagon Appeal

• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

• Overgeneralization

• Anecdote

• Stereotype

• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The action of repeating something to prove a point

• Analogy

• Repetition

• Metaphor

• Claim

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

An assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue

• Philosophy

• Point of View

• Claim

• Fact

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A viewpoint that opposes an author’s thesis or claim. For an argument to be persuasive, the author must address counter argument.

• Claim

• Opinion

• Counterargument

• Fact

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A text in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion

• Expository Text

• Argumentative Text

• Informational Text

• Fiction Text

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D