Rhetorical Devices/Persuasive Appeals

Front

What is the term for repeated consonant sounds in a phrase or sentence?

Back

Alliteration

Front

What persuasive appeal is primarily focused on evoking emotions in the audience?

Back

Pathos

Front

What is the term for an indirect reference to a person, event, or figure in literature or speech?

Back

Allusion

Front

What role does ethos play in a persuasive argument?

Back

It establishes the credibility of the speaker.

Front

What rhetorical device is used when a speaker asks a question that does not require an answer?

Back

Rhetorical Question

Front

What is the term for the use of exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

What persuasive appeal relies on logic and reason?

Back

Logos

Front

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What rhetorical device involves a play on words that exploits multiple meanings?

Back

Pun

Front

What is the term for a statement that contradicts itself but may reveal a deeper truth?

Back

Paradox