Rhetoric Flashcards
Ethos
The speaker/writer sounds very knowledgeable about something and if they have a good reputation.
Pathos
Someone’s experience on something that has happened to them (emotion)(emotive language).
Logos
Logic and facts to show a better understanding of something.
Direct address
When you are directly talking to the audience.e.g (You,We)
Anecdote
Short amusing, real story about an incident that is true.
Fact
It is something that is 100% true or scientifically true.
Opinion
Something that we think or believe that is not known for being a fact.
Repetition
It is when you do something again or repeat something.
Rhetorical question
It is a question for you to think about and you don’t say it out loud.
Hyperbole
Something that is overly exaggerated that is not to be taken seriously.
Statistics
Numbers that make something convincing.
Tricolon
Three phrases that all construct the same pattern.