Rhetoric Definitions

Learning Target

Ri 6: I can determine the authors point of view and purpose for writing a
text.
Ri 6: I can analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance his point of
view or purpose.

Essential Q:

How do authors use rhetorical appeals, strategies, and devices to make

their writing more engaging or persuasive?

Questions

Notes

1.

Ethos--the appeal to expertise in

order to decide right and
wrong//an appeal that

Rhetorical
Appeals

emphasizes expertise, right, and

wrong

2.

Pathos--an appeal that tries to

manipulate the feelings of the
audience

There are three of them :)

3.

Logos--an appeal that

uses/focuses on logic (facts,
statistics) to persuade/convince
the audience.

Rhetorical Strategies
Description

Narration

Process

Example
Comparison

Analogy
Classification

Definition

Cause and Effect

Chronological
Order of
Importance
Problem and
Solution
Spatial Order

Rhetorical
Devices

Repetition
Restatement
Rhetorical Question
Hypophora
Allusion
Parallelism
Antithesis
Tricolon
Polysyndeton
Juxtaposition
Analogy
Metonymy
Synecdoche

Allusion
An allusion
is a
reference to
something
famous
within a text.

Repetition
Repetition is
when the
speaker states
the same idea
using the same
words

Restatement

Restatement is
when you
voice an idea
using different
words.

Have a seat
Sit down
Take a seat
Be quiet.
Hush.
Shut up.
Simmer down.
Quiet down.

Analogy
Analogy is
when you
compare two
or more things
emphasizing
their
similarities.

Juxtaposition
Juxtaposition is a
deliberate
placement of
ideas next to each
other, typically in
order to make a
comparison.

Rhetorical
Question
A rhetorical
question is a
question a
speaker asks but
does not offer an
explicit answer.

Hypophora
The
speaker
first asks
a question
and then
answers
it.

Polysyndeton
Polysyndeton is when
several conjunctions
are used in close
succession, especially
where some might be
omittedused to
stress the importance
of each item.

Parallelism
Parallelism,
also known as
parallel
structure, is
when phrases
in a sentence
have similar or
the same
grammatical
structure.

Tricolon
Tricolon is when
there are three
parallel clauses,
phrases, or words
that happen in quick
succession without
interruption.

Antithesis
Antithesis is when
you have
parallelism in
phrases with
contrasting ideas
close together.

The nations of Asia and

Africa are moving with
jet-like speed toward
the goal of political
independence, and we
still creep at
horse-and-buggy pace
toward the gaining of a
cup of coffee at a lunch
counter.

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Ri6: I can determine the authors point of view and purpose for writing a text.
Ri 6: I can analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance his point of view or purpose.
Directions:

1. You have read two articles in class regarding school. Using

your annotations discuss which piece is more persuasive
based on its style.