Rhetorical Terms Review

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing

• Persuasion

• Rhetorical devices

• Rhetoric

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The first to write about rhetoric as an important way to persuade your audience

• Aristotle

• August Wilson

• Vincent van Gogh

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

• Rhetorical device

• Allusion

• Anecdote

Answer explanation

Ex: “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation.” (Dr. MLK Jr.'s reference to Abraham Lincoln)

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A short story about a real person or situation

• Allusion

• Anecdote

• Hyperbole

Answer explanation

Ex: “To the young boy on the south side of Chicago who sees a life beyond the nearest street corner. To the furniture worker’s child in North Carolina who wants to become a doctor or a scientist, an engineer or an entrepreneur, a diplomat or even a president — that’s the future we hope for.” (Barack Obama)

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

In persuasive writing, a good writer will address one argument the other side would make and then prove why that argument is invalid

• Anticipate the Opposition

• Call to Action

• Anecdote

Answer explanation

Ex: “But my greatest compassion will be for our own struggling citizens. My plan is the exact opposite of the radical and dangerous immigration policy of Hillary Clinton. Yet Hillary Clinton is proposing mass amnesty, mass immigration, and mass lawlessness.” (Donald Trump)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

An instruction to the audience to provoke an immediate response, usually using an imperative verb such as "call now", "find out more" or "visit a website today".

• Charged words

• Call to Action

• Anticipate the Opposition

Answer explanation

Ex: “You must join me in making your community a safer place to live for yourself and your children by supporting the Mothers Against Drunk Driving campaign.”

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A word or combination of words that are meant to make the reader feel a strong emotion

• Charged words

• Call to Action

• Anticipate the Opposition

Answer explanation

Ex: "Thugs taunt a victim after a brutal mugging."

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

An appeal using one’s reputation or credibility

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Answer explanation

Ex: “During my past eight years in office, I’ve proven myself as someone who stands up for the common man…”

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

An exaggeration

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

Answer explanation

Ex: “Imagine a world where our oceans were unusable due to enormous piles of trash…”

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

An appeal using logic, reasoning, data, and facts

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Answer explanation

Ex: “To be sure, all this costs us all a good deal of money. This year’s space budget is three times what it was in January 1961, and it is greater than the space budget of the previous eight years combined. That budget now stands at $5,400 million a year–a staggering sum, though somewhat less than we pay for cigarettes and cigars every year.” (John F Kennedy)

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5