AP LANG Rhetorical Devices

References to well-known historical, literary, and social figures and/or works.

• parallelisms

• extended similes

• allusions

• appeals

Juxtaposition of seemingly contrasting ideas for emphasis

• hyperbole

• parallelism

• allusion

• antithesis

Use of an extended comparison / contrast for effect and emphasis

• repetition

• extended metaphor / simile

• antithesis

• allusion

Appeal to logic, including facts and statistics

• logos

• ethos

• pathos

This type of question is posed for effect and to evoke thoughtfulness.

• rhetorical

• quantitative

• close-ended

• dichotomous

Crafting sentences so that the grammatical structures are the same for emphasis

• repetition

• parallelism

• antithesis

• extended simile / metaphor

Repeated words /phrases at the beginning of sentences for emphasis

• parallelism

• appeals

• rhetorical question

• anaphora

Appeals to emotion

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Using a speaker's credibility (i.e. celebrity/expert endorsement) to persuade others

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

This ad is an example of which rhetorical appeal? 

• Ethos
• Logos
• Pathos