Rhetoric

What is a denotation?

• the literal meaning of a word

• a feeling that a word invokes with it's literal meaning

• a type of figurative language

• the wrong definition of a word

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a connotation?

• A feeling that a word invokes with its literal meaning

• The wrong definition of a word

• The literal meaning of a word

• A type of figurative language

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is repetition?

• Occurs when a statement or idea is repeated multiple times throughout a text; usually as a way to emphasize the main idea and/or theme

• Language that has implications or meaning beyond the surface; has the goal of persuasion or influence

• Comparison between two unlike things

• A statement that contrasts two opposite things

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is parallelism?

• Closely used repetition of specific words and/or phrases to emphasize a main idea and/or theme

• Comparison between two unlike things

• A question asked with the purpose of making or emphasizing a point, rather than seeking an answer

• Occurs when a statement or idea is repeated multiple times throughout a text; usually as a way to emphasize the main idea and/or theme

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is an example of pathos?

• The argument making you feel afraid of the counterclaim

• The argument giving lots of statistics as evidence

• The argument using a scientist as proof

• The argument using an interview as evidence

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is an example of ethos?

• Having an expert give their opinion or evidence

• Making the audience feel afraid of something

• Making someone feel sad

• Showing charts and graphs

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is pathos?

• Appeal to emotion

• Appeal to credibility or trustworthiness

• Appeal to facts

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is ethos?

• Appeal to credibility or trustworthiness

• Appeal to emotion

• Appeal to facts

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which is an example of logos?

• A picture of the product

• Cute kids next to the product

• A celebrity endorsement

• A list of all the other people who have bought the product

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Your argument is about brushing your teeth. A good example of ethos for your evidence would be..

• An interview with a dentist

• Facts about teeth brushing

• Pictures of gross teeth

• Facts about toothpaste

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5