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word choice
(writers/ speakers choose their words wisely)

• tone
• allusion
• diction
• symbolism

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What is verbal/linguistic?

• Enjoys sports, dancing, or other physical activity
• Enjoys working with numbers, likes to solve problems
• enjoys spending time alone, needs quiet time to think over ideas
• Enjoys reading, doing crossword puzzles, and writing stories

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Which of these Rhetorical Devices does this best represent?
"My three decades of experience in public service, my tireless commitment to the people of this community, and my willingness to reach across the aisle and cooperate with the opposition, make me the ideal candidate for your mayor."

• Ethos
• Logos
• Pathos

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Which of these Rhetorical Devices does this best represent?
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery... We all have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut."

• Logos
• Ethos
• Pathos

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What is the best way to combine these sentences using a List?
1) I have three favorite foods.
2) One is pizza.
3) One is steak.
4) One is brussel sprouts.

• My favorite foods are pizza and steak and brussel sprouts.
• One of my favorite foods is pizza and the other favorite foods are steak and brussel sprouts.
• Brussel sprouts, pizza, and steak.
• My three favorite foods are pizza, steak, and brussel sprouts.

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I'm thinking of writing ... novel. It will be set in ... small town where my mother was born.

• -, a

• the, the

• a, the

• -, -

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Start a formal letter with

• Dear Sir or Madam,

• Dear John,

• To whom it may concern,

• Dear Mr Lubby,

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What is one thing you want to know about me?

*School appropriate please!!*

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What would be the purpose of using ethos in your paper?

• When you provide a statistic and then explain how that statistic proves your point you persuade your audience to find your reasoning sensible.

• When you include an expert in the field it gives you credibility to speak about something you yourself are not an expert in.

• When you tell a personal story that attaches you to the argument you make the audience believe it is important not only to them but to you as well.

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Which is the BEST way to ensure your reader understands why your reasons support your thesis?

• Provide as many examples as you can.

• Provide good concrete details and commentary.

• Provide the reader with examples that speak for themselves.

• Provide a long conclusion to explain the examples.

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