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Rhetoric Devices
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English
11th Grade
02/07/2010

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rhetoric
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the study of how something is written or said
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appeals
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way we use words to convenice people to listen to our arguments
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dramatic irony
Definition
when the audience knows something the character doesnt
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denotation
Definition
literal meaning of a word
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connotation
Definition
implied meaning behind a real meaning
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logos
Definition
appeals based on logic, not just about statistics
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deductive reasoning
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the most common form of appeal to logic (general to specific)
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inductive reasoning
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move from specific to general conditions
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Ad Hominem
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win by attacking the person not the argument
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hasty generalization
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jumping to conclusions
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either / or
Definition
"black and white"
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red herring
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tatic to distract them, lead to a new subject
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ethos
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persuasive of one's character, degree of trust with the audience
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pathos
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appeal to emotion, make them feel bad
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situational irony
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lead to exspect one thing and something different happens
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Verbal Irony
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saying one thing and meaning another
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