Rhetorical Devices Review

A question that is not expected to be answered, used for effect or to emphasize an obvious point (example: Can birds fly? There's no point, is there? Is this a joke?)

• hyperbole

• literal question

• rhetorical question

• anaphora

What is a technique that speakers/authors use to persuade their audience?

• rhetorical device

• figurative language

• literal language

• textual evidence

The art of persuasive speaking and writing is known as:

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Rhetoric

When a speaker tells a short story related to their topic or argument, they are using a(n)

• Anecdote

• Analogy

• Flattery

• Hyperbole

“Absolute despotism” is an example of what rhetorical device?

• Parallelism

• Anaphora

• Charged words

• None of the above

An ethical appeal to establish credibility and trust.

Choose the rhetorical appeal that best fits the definition above.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Rhetoric

An appeal to logic and reason.

Choose the rhetorical appeal that best fits the definition above.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Rhetoric

An appeal to emotions.

Choose the rhetorical appeal that best fits the definition above.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Rhetoric

Repetition of sentence structure (example: In the dark, in the night, in the silence, the thief stole...)

• simile

• allusion

• parallelism

• alliteration

An over-exaggeration used for emphasis or effect (example: There is enough food in this fridge to feed an army!)

• imagery

• allusion

• hyperbole

• anaphora