Rhetorical Devices - The Power of Persuasion

For authors and speakers to make a persuasive argument, their work must have the following...

a clear thesis or purpose, sufficient evidence supporting the thesis, a logical and progressive organization, and importantly, an effective style.

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• a favorite food, an appetite, a toothpick, and something to eat.

• a clear thesis or purpose, sufficient evidence supporting the thesis, a logical and progressive organization.

• an effective style.

Logos is an appeal to...

• emotions

• logic or reason

• credibility

• favorite cartoon

Pathos is an appeal to the audience's...

• clear reasoning supported with relevant facts, data, explanations, or examples.

• need for the author to be reliable, fair, and knowledgeable on the subject.

• desire for popcorn.

• emotions and can include personal anecdotes or stories.

_________ is an appeal to credibility.

Authors show that they are reliable, fair, and knowledgeable on the subject.

• Ethos
• Mythos
• Logos
• Pathos

The definition of Rhetorical Devices is...

• an argument tool which makes you win.

• a things that makes you think harder than you have ever thought before.

• a way to discover the truth without logical fallacy.

• Any stylistic device or resource of language that an author or speaker uses to help persuade on his/ her audience.

Some types of Rhetorical Devices that you may already know are...​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   (d)  

• Simile
• Rhetorical Question
• Personification
• Anaphora
• Metaphor
• Bananas

A simile is...

• a a comparison without using like or as.

  Example: "Time is a thief." or "All the world's a stage."

• a question asked for effect, not requiring an answer.

  Example: "If you prick us do we not bleed?"

• a comparison using like or as.

  Example: "He is as brave as a lion."

• assigning human qualities to something that is not human.

  Example: "The stars danced through the moonlit sky."

A metaphor is...

• a comparison using like or as.

  Example: "He is brave like a lion."

• a question asked for effect, not requiring an answer.

  Example: "If you prick us do we not bleed?"

• assigning human like qualities to something that is not human.

  Example: "The stars danced through the moonlit sky."

• a comparison without using like or as.

  Example: "Time is a thief." or "All the world is a stage."

A rhetorical question is...

• A question that is asked not to get an answer but to make a point or to create an effect.
• A question that is asked to confuse the audience
• A question that is asked to get a direct answer
• A question that is asked to gather information

Personification is...

• Assigning animal characteristics to inanimate objects.
• Describing human emotions in a poetic manner.
• Referring to a person by their occupation.
• Attributing human qualities to non-human entities or objects.