rhetorical Flashcards

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1
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facts/logic/factual knowledge

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logos

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2
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appealing to character

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ethos

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3
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emotive can be irrational or unpredictable

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pathos

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4
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facts

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forensic

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5
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wedding speech

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epideictic

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6
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future

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deliberative

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7
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a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

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anecdote

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8
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a fact or piece of data obtained from a study

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statistics

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9
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a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge

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opinion

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10
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a command

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imperative

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11
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a question which does not require an answer

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rhetorical question

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12
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a series of three parallel words, phrases or clauses

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tricolon

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13
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addressing a person or group of people directly through use of name or personal pronouns

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direct address

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14
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exaggerated statements or claims that are not meant to be taken literally

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hyperbole

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15
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language which makes the audience feel a particular emotion

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emotive language

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a short statement expressing a general truth or rule

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maxim

17
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the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of multiple sentences

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anaphora

18
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a comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation

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analogy