Rhetorical devices pt 2

Question 1

syntax

Answer 1

The study of how words combine systematically and emotionally in order to create phases and sentences

Question 2

syllogism

Answer 2

starts an argument with a reference to something general, and from this it draws a conclusions about something more specific

Question 3

synaesthesia

Answer 3

describing and combing two or more different senses, intertwining them

Question 4

synecdoche

Answer 4

a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa

Question 5

syllogism

Answer 5

an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not) from two given or assumed propositions (premises), each of which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion

Question 6

SEMANTICS

Answer 6

the branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning.

Question 7

satire

Answer 7

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Question 8

ethos

Answer 8

Focuses attention on the writer’s or speaker’s trustworthiness

Question 9

pathos

Answer 9

to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel.

Question 10

logos

Answer 10

to appeal to the audiences’ sense of reason or logic.

Question 11

rhetoric

Answer 11

the study and uses of written, spoken and visual language.

Question 12

repetition

Answer 12

repeating a word or phrase in order to tell a message