SAT Prep Rhetorical Devices

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: An attack "on the person" rather than on his or her ideas or reasoning.

• allusion

• ad hominem

• analogy

• anecdote

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: an illustrative story.

• allusion

• ad hominem

• analogy

• anecdote

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: an implicit reference to something.

• allusion

• ad hominem

• analogy

• anecdote

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: an illustrative comparison between things that have a similar function or structure.

• allusion

• ad hominem

• analogy

• anecdote

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: a widely accepted truth.

• allusion

• ad hominem

• aphorism

• anecdote

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: a suggestion that the reader should agree with an idea because a respected authority happens to believe it

• appeal to emotion

• ad hominem

• aphorism

• appeal to authority

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: an attempt to persuade the reader through an emotionally charged anecdote or allusion.

• appeal to emotion

• ad hominem

• aphorism

• appeal to authority

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: the use of imagery, diction, or description to convey a particular attitude toward a person, thing, or idea.

• characterization

• euphemism

• aphorism

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: a term that makes something seem more positive than it is.

• characterization

• euphemism

• aphorism

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: deliberate exaggeration for persuasive effect.

• characterization

• euphemism

• aphorism

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D