rhetoric Flashcards
beginning with examples or facts then proceeding to draw a conclusion from them
inductive reasoning
beginning an argument with a generalization and then proceeding to facts that support it
deductive reasoning
Rely on logic and facts to support the claim
logical appeal
present ideas and images that elicit strong feelings
emotional appeals
use values or moral standards that are widely accepted as a way to persuade an audience
ethical appeals
A question that does not require a reply
rhetorical question
A device in which contrasting ideas are expressed in the grammatically balanced statement
antithesis
A form of repetition and which words or phrases in the same grammatical form connect ideas
parallelism
The use of the same word or phrase is repeated for emphasis
repetition
“I call not upon a few but upon all” is an example of
antithesis
“is life so dear ,or peace so sweet” is an example of
parallelism
“I have a dream” is an example of what
repetition