English devices Flashcards
evidence
statistics, expert opinion
attacks
attacks on opposing views
inclusive language
we,our,us (multiple)
exclusive language
them
connotations
kill vs slaughter
analogy
school is like a prison and the students are like prisoners
generalisations
all asians can’t drive
jargon
using words to sound like an expert
formal language vs colloquial language
formal vs informal language
anecdote
personal story
cliche
cringey sentence (overused)
ethos
based on authority
pathos
based on emotion
logos
based on logic or reason
hit pocket nerve
(money) this will cost tax payers millions of dollars
triggering anger
triggering a sense of protection
making parents worry for their children
triggering jealousy
another country has free health care and yours doesn’t
triggering patriosm
pride in ones country
triggering sympathy
making someone feel bad
call to action
encouraging people to do somethin
polysyndeton
repeating a conjunction (for, and, but)
anaphora
repeating start of a sentence
parallelism
one small step for man, one giant leap for man kind
epistrophe
repeating an end of a sentance
hypophora
writer answers there own question
passionate
mocking
shocked
pleading
begging
rational
understanding
resentful
angry
outraged
really shocked and upset
optimistic
seeing the positive in something
skeptical
not 100% sure (doubtful)
dissapointed
