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WorksheetsPersuasive Academic Vocabulary
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Repeating words or phrases in successive sentences or phrases
counterargument
anaphora
aphorism
metaphor
The technique Martin Luther King, Jr. uses at the beginning of his letter where he addresses his critics is...
counterargument
anaphora
aphorism
metaphor
Arguments containing facts and figures, scientific research, benefits, etc. would utilize what type of appeal?
ethos
pathos
logos
all of the above
A reference to a historical figure, literary work, mythological or religious story, music, etc. is a(n)
alliteration
anaphora
aphorism
allusion
"This carpet is going to be your baby's playground" said to a pregnant woman is an example of what type of appeal?
ethos
pathos
logos
all of the above
"To err is human; to forgive is divine" is an example of what rhetorical device?
alliteration
parallelism
ethos
metaphor
Warning an audience that a politician is "a wolf in sheep's clothing" is an example of which persuasive device?
anaphora
metaphor
alliteration
allusion
Trying to gain a person's trust, prove the rightness or wrongness of something, or prove yourself an authority on a topic is what type of appeal?
ethos
pathos
logos
all of the above
"A penny saved is a penny earned" is an example of what 2 rhetorical devices?
alliteration and allusion
anaphora and metaphor
parallelism and allusion
parallelism and aphorism
Saying a politician "schemed" instead of "planned" is an example of what persuasive technique?
metaphor
allusion
loaded language
alliteration
Reduce, reuse, recycle is an example of what persuasive technique?
Rule of Three
metaphor
anaphora
aphorism
If writers and/or speakers repeat the first letter sound of words to emphasize their points, they are using which rhetorical technique?
allusion
alliteration
parallelism
anaphora
