Rhetorical Devices
I've got a million things on my plate!
What is a hyperbole?
The group of people that the writer is trying to reach and persuade
What is an audience?
Your donation might get this puppy off the street and into a good home!
What is an example of pathos?
I made my way to the lake
What is assonance?
The means by which a writer conveys attitudes, more specifically what attitude the writer wants to convey to the reader
What is tone?
The World Economic Forum predicts that AI and automation could replace 75 million jobs by 2025
What is an example of logos?
I saw bats
What is ambiguity?
The persona adopted be the author to deliver his or her message
What is a speaker?
The moisturizer that has gone viral has been recommended by dermatologists
What is an example of ethos?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
What is a polysyndeton?
The part of a rhetorical situation that inspires, stimulates, provokes, or prompts writers to create a text
What is a exigence?
If you don't turn in your homework, your grade will suffer
What is an example of logos?
Statement 1: If a student studies, they will get an A
Statement 2: If a student studies, they will be happy
Conclusion: If a student studies they will be happy
What is a syllogism?
The extra-textual environment in which the text is being delivered
What is context?
He knows his dinosaur fossils because he has been the leading paleontology researcher in the museum for 20 years
What is an example of pathos?