rhetoric / stylistic devices

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rhetoric

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reflective activity leading to effective communication

Question 2

5 categories of classical rhetoric

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invention, arrangement, style, memory, delivery

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ethos

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refers to one’s credibility, trustworthiness, and believe ability

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logos

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refers to the logical thinking, reasoning, and validity of an argument (evidence)

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pathos

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emotional appeal to audience by writer

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exordium

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introduction

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narratio

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background info

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propositio

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proposition - presenting the thesis

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confirmatio

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arguments supporting the proposition

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refuatio

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anticipation and answering objections and counterarguments

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peroatio

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conclusion

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diction

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authors choice of words

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analogy

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drawing a parallel or comparison, more complex in nature

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difference between analogy and simile?

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• similes tend to be shorter, briefer, using like or as
• analogy

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metaphor

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helping to understand more intangible concepts, linking them to familiar

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antimetabole

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repetition of words in reverse order

(fair is foul, foul is fair)

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paradox

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apparent contradiction; not making sense literally

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antithesis

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contrasting IDEAS

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allusion

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reference to a familiar person, place, or thing

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anaphora

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repetition of a word or phrase at the **beginning ** of SUCCESSIVE clauses

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assonance

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repeating vowel sound inside the words

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consonance

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repetition of the same consonant sound in closely following words

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asyndeton

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no conjunctions between phrases (building up)

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polysyndeton

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adding conjunctions

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connotation

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the idea the word stands for

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denotation

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analogy

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comparing something unfamiliar to something familiar to explain

can use like or as

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euphemism

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replacing a harsh word with a more pleasant one

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metonymy

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using an associated object represent the whole

the **pen ** is mightier than the sword

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synecdoche

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a part of something refers to the whole

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zeugma

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one word applies to two different word

a, b and c