Rhetorical Strategies and Terms

What is the definition of "denotation"?

• The emotional response a word evokes

• The literal meaning of a word as defined

• The historical origin of a word

• The symbolic meaning of a word

Which of the following is an example of using ethos?

• Using statistical data to support an argument

• Citing a source from a credible person

• Telling a personal story to connect with the audience

• Creating a vivid image through descriptive language

What is exigence?

• the specific occasion that prompted the message to be created

• why the speaker is conveying the message

• who the writer is speaking to

• the circumstances surrounding the situation

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CCSS.RI.11-12.6

Match the word to the defintion to the word: "The presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs"

• Parallelism

• Antithesis

• Jargon

• Exigence

What are the rhetorical appeals?

• an assertion of the truth of something

• the facts, examples, or sources used to support a claim

• a justification for why your position is the better position

• a set of reasons used in order to reach a conclusion

• ethos, pathos, and logos

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CCSS.W.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.1B

Which is an example of an appeal to ethos?

• An author might refer to work credentials, degrees, etc. The writer can also “borrow” credibility by citing evidence from another author who is an expert in the topic.

• appealing to the audience’s emotions to invoke empathy and/or sympathy towards the topic as well as the author

• using data, statistics, relevant evidence/examples, and any other forms of proof appropriate to the topic

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CCSS.W.11-12.1

Which is an example of an appeal to pathos?

• An author might refer to work credentials, degrees, etc. The writer can also “borrow” credibility by citing evidence from another author who is an expert in the topic.

• appealing to the audience’s emotions to invoke empathy and/or sympathy towards the topic as well as the author

• using data, statistics, relevant evidence/examples, and any other forms of proof appropriate to the topic

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CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

Which is an example of an appeal to logos?

• An author might refer to work credentials, degrees, etc. The writer can also “borrow” credibility by citing evidence from another author who is an expert in the topic.

• appealing to the audience’s emotions to invoke empathy and/or sympathy towards the topic as well as the author

• using data, statistics, relevant evidence/examples, and any other forms of proof appropriate to the topic

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CCSS.W.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.1B

CCSS.W.11-12.2

Which of the following is an example of antithesis?

• "As small as a mouse"

• "Astoundingly Astute"

• "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind"

• "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields"

Which of the following is an example of parallelism?

• "We're going to need a bigger boat"

• "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields."

• "I could eat a horse"

• ""Good night! Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow / That I shall say good night till it be morrow"