Methods Of Development & Appeals Flashcards
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Narrative
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- to entertain or amuse
- to tell how something happened
2
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Process
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- provide instructions for doing something
- explain how something works
3
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Cause and Effect
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- give reasons why something has happened
- show the results of some event of actions
4
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Compare and Contrast
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- to show the differences & similarities between two things
5
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Classification
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- to explain something by dividing it into groups, types, or categories
6
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Division
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- to explain the characteristics or qualities of something
7
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Illustration/Example
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- use examples to support the point you are making about your topic
8
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Description
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- to create a clear impression in the reader’s mind of a person, place, object, or situation
9
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Persuasion/Argument
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- to argue for or against an idea
10
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Ethos
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- appeals to credibility (“you should belive me because of who I am. You know you can trust me.”)
Methods:
- establish confident tone (credentials, relationship with audience, using effective diction & sentence structure)
- demonstrate fairness to opponent (creates the sense you are open-minded, reasonable, thoughtful)
11
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Logos
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- appeals to logical arguments (arguments supported by facts)
Methods:
- deductive logic (applying a generalization)
- inductive logic (facts, examples, authoritative witnesses/sources, compare & contrast, cause & effect)
12
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Pathos
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- appeals to emotion (“you should believe me because of the way I make you feel”)
Methods:
- emotionally loaded detail + diction
- use of figurative language (imagery)
- effective sentence structure to convey emotion
- appeals to: pity, humour, flattery, force (threats), anger, sadness
13
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Theme
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- one or two sentences expressing an observation about society/human nature and the consequence of its action
- facts, judgement, debatable
- specific, but universal
- no cliches
14
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Thesis
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- main argument/statement about the argument you will be proving
- specific
