effective communication Flashcards
alliteration
Repetition of an initial consonant sound
anaphora
repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of clauses
antithesis
juxtaposition of contrasting ideas
apostrophe
addressing a nonexistent person or inanimate object
assonance
similarity in sound of internal vowels in neighbouring words
chiasmus
verbal pattern in which the second half of an expression is balanced against the first but with the parts reversed
euphemism
substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively explicit
6 techniques to speak like a leader
Three breathless sentences, three sentences in which the opening clause is repeated, three balancing statements, metaphors, exaggeration, and rhyme
6 rhetorical terms
exordium, narratio, partitio, confirmatio, refutio, peroratio
exordium
where one announces the subject and purpose
narratio
narrative of what has happened
partitio
what will follow
confirmatio
logical arguments of proof
refutatio
to answering the counterarguments of one’s opponent
peroratio
a summary appealing through pathos
rethorical appeals
ethos, pathos and logos