Persuasive/Rhetorical Techniques

What is hypophora?

• A figure of speech involving the repetition of a word or phrase

• A figure of speech involving the presentation of two contrasting ideas

• A figure of reasoning in which one or more questions is/are asked and then answered by the same speaker

• A literary technique involving the placement of two concepts next to each other

How is hypophora commonly used in writing?

• To form questions that readers are likely to have on their minds

• To present contrasting ideas in a balanced way

• To omit conjunctions and accelerate a passage

• To repeat a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences

What is chiasmus?

• A literary technique involving the repetition of a word or phrase

• A figure of speech involving the presentation of two contrasting ideas

• A figure of reasoning in which one or more questions is/are asked and then answered by the same speaker

• A figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses reverse the order of analogous words

Which of the following is an example of chiasmus? (You can choose more than one answer)

• “The land was ours before we were the land's” - Robert Frost

• “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country” - JFK

• "Veni, vidi, vici” - Julius Caesar

• “Pleasure’s a sin, and sometimes sin’s a pleasure” - Lord Byron

What is antithesis?

• A literary technique involving the repetition of a word or phrase

• A figure of speech involving the presentation of two contrasting ideas

• A figure of reasoning in which one or more questions is/are asked and then answered by the same speaker

• A figure of speech in which a conjunction is omitted from related clauses

Which famous quote is an example of antithesis?

• “To be or not to be…”

• “The dinner was so good; I ate the chicken, and the salad, and the turkey…”

• “When the going gets tough, the tough get going”

• “Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired” - Robert Frost

What is asyndeton?

• A literary technique involving the repetition of a word or phrase

• A figure of speech involving the presentation of two contrasting ideas

• The omission of a conjunction from a series of related clauses

• The use of several conjunctions in places where they are not necessary

Which of the following is an example of asyndeton?

• “The dinner was so good; I ate the chicken, and the salad, and the turkey…”

• “Veni, vidi, vici”

• “The land was ours before we were the land"

What is concession?

• Acknowledging the opposition’s main idea.

• Mentioning important events or people in an essay.

• Using statistics or data to support an argument.

• Persuading people to do something by letting them know others are all doing it as well.

In what situation does a writer use appeal to authority?

• To add humor or to emphasize an implied meaning.

• To acknowledge the opposition’s main idea.

• To lend importance or credibility to his/her argument.

• To persuade others by using words of famous or regular people.