Rhetoric

the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning

• Irony

• Rhetorical question

• Ethos

• Kairos

An appeal to credibility, ethics, or moral principles

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Kairos

An appeal to logic or reason

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Kairos

• Logos

An appeal to emotion

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Logos

• Kairos

Begins with a premise  Uses a given fact or set of facts to deduce other facts  Does not provide new information  Follows a pattern, “if this istrue, then this is also true”  Begins with the general and moves to the specific

• Abductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Inductive Reasoning

Begins with a specific observation and applies to a broad conclusion

• Abductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Inductive Reasoning

Begins with a pattern or a trend Uses a pattern to extrapolate information consistent with the given pattern Begins with the specific and moves to generalize

• Deductive Reasoning

• Inductive Reasoning

• Abductive Reasoning

Premise: Whales are mammals. Fact: A beluga is a type of whale. Conclusion: A beluga is a mammal.

• Deductive Reasoning Example

• Abductive Reasoning Example

• Inductive Reasoning Example

Observation: The bakery across the street always has a line out the door. Conclusion: The bakery sells delicious treats

• Abductive Reasoning Example

• Deductive Reasoning Example

• Inductive Reasoning Example

Pattern: My grandparents all have grey hair. Conclusion: All elderly people have grey hair.

• Abductive Reasoning Example

• Deductive Reasoning Example

• Inductive Reasoning Example