Persuasive Rhetoric Academic Vocabulary

The ART of effective or persuasive speaking and writing is called

• rhetoric

• thesis

• inference

• fallacious reasoning

A claim made to rebut a previous claim is

• a counterclaim

• explicit

• logos

• a thesis

An appeal to the ethics and credibility of a speaker or source is called

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

A mistaken belief, especially one based on an unsound argument, is called

• a fallacy

• credibility

• a counterclaim

• a thesis

The art of using language for the purpose of persuasion

• rhetoric 

• expert testimony

• glittering generalities 

• pathos

Persuasive and moving, especially in speech

• audacious

• droll

• eloquent

• furtive

Some players may try using ​ (a)   to persuade their coach into giving them more playing time.

• blandishments

• lucidity

• notorious

• profoundly

An appeal to logic and reason is called

• logos

• ethos

• pathos

An appeal to emotions is called

• pathos

• ethos

• logos

The most important or foundational idea of an argument, presentation, or piece of writing is called

• a thesis

• a fallacy

• a purpose

• a citation