Rhetoric Flashcard

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What is the primary purpose of using Ethos in rhetoric?

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To establish credibility

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Which rhetorical device involves using facts, statistics, or expert opinions?

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Logos

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What does the rhetorical device 'Allusion' typically reference?

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Commonly known previous works often the Bible or Greek Mythology, but can be anything with prior knowledge to understand the reference.

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Which rhetorical device is used to exaggerate for emotional effect?

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Hyperbole

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What is the function of 'Personification' in rhetoric?

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To give human characteristics to a non-human thing or idea

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What is a metaphor?

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Comparing unlike objects to connect characteristics from one to the other - no "like or as"

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Which literary device involves comparing unlike objects using "like" or "as"?

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Simile

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What is the purpose of a rhetorical question?

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To make the audience think and usually cause an emotional response

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What does parallelism involve?

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A repeated grammatical pattern

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Epistrophe

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Repetition of one or more words at the end of successive phrases or clauses