Working With Nonfiction Flashcards

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Logos (88)

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Writer wants to speak one’s logical mind using verifiable evidence, rational analogies, and common sense anecdotes

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Types of mode (or purpose) in nonfiction (88)

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Persuasive (use of logos, pathos, or ethos)
Expository (simply gives information)
Descriptive (describing a scene)
Narrative (contains plot, characterization, and dialogue, but is based on fact)

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Pathos (88)

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Emotional appeal using sympathy or moving language

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Ethos (88)

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Appeal to ethics - the rightness or morality of a concept

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