Rhetorical Analysis Terms & Devices

Appeals to logic

Appeals to emotion

Appeals to credibility

Appeals to credibility/trust

Appeal to logic

Appeals to emotion

Appeals to credibility/trust

Appeals to emotion

Appeal to logic

An extreme exaggeration

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

A short amusing or interesting story about an actual incident or person

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer

An extreme exaggeration

Two unlike ideas placed side by side

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other

A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase

Extreme exaggeration

A statement or situation contrasts with what is expected or known

Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

Two unlike ideas placed side by side

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

Two unlike ideas placed side by side

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes