Rhetoric Flashcards

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Ethos

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The speaker/writer sounds very knowledgeable about something and if they have a good reputation.

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Pathos

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Someone’s experience on something that has happened to them (emotion)(emotive language).

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Logos

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Logic and facts to show a better understanding of something.

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Direct address

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When you are directly talking to the audience.e.g (You,We)

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Anecdote

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Short amusing, real story about an incident that is true.

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Fact

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It is something that is 100% true or scientifically true.

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Opinion

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Something that we think or believe that is not known for being a fact.

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Repetition

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It is when you do something again or repeat something.

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Rhetorical question

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It is a question for you to think about and you don’t say it out loud.

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Hyperbole

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Something that is overly exaggerated that is not to be taken seriously.

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Statistics

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Numbers that make something convincing.

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Tricolon

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Three phrases that all construct the same pattern.

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