SAT Prep Rhetorical Devices

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: An attack "on the person" rather than on his or her ideas or reasoning.

• allusion

• ad hominem

• analogy

• anecdote

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: an illustrative story.

• allusion

• ad hominem

• analogy

• anecdote

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: an implicit reference to something.

• allusion

• ad hominem

• analogy

• anecdote

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: an illustrative comparison between things that have a similar function or structure.

• allusion

• ad hominem

• analogy

• anecdote

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: a widely accepted truth.

• allusion

• ad hominem

• aphorism

• anecdote

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: a suggestion that the reader should agree with an idea because a respected authority happens to believe it

• appeal to emotion

• ad hominem

• aphorism

• appeal to authority

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: an attempt to persuade the reader through an emotionally charged anecdote or allusion.

• appeal to emotion

• ad hominem

• aphorism

• appeal to authority

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: the use of imagery, diction, or description to convey a particular attitude toward a person, thing, or idea.

• characterization

• euphemism

• aphorism

• hyperbole

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: a term that makes something seem more positive than it is.

• characterization

• euphemism

• aphorism

• hyperbole

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: deliberate exaggeration for persuasive effect.

• characterization

• euphemism

• aphorism

• hyperbole