SAT Rhetorical

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

What is does rhetorical situation mean or refer to?

• A reference to the exigence, purpose, audience, context, and message. and conclusions appropriate to the purpose and context of the rhetorical situation.

• Any set of circumstances that involves a person using some sort of communication to change the perspective of another person.

• It answers the question "Who is talking to whom about what, how, and why?

• All of the above.

What does rhetorical situation mean or refer to?

• A reference to the exigence, purpose, audience, context, and message. and conclusions appropriate to the purpose and context of the rhetorical situation.

• Any set of circumstances that involves a person using some sort of communication to change the perspective of another person.

• It answers the question "Who is talking to whom about what, how, and why?

• All of the above.

Rhetoric

• facts and details that support the claim a writer is making
  

• a statement that can be argued, such as whether a fact is true or not, a situation is good or bad, or one action is better than another
  

• the language a writer or speaker uses to persuade an audience
  

• a claim made by someone with an opposing opinion on a given issue. When creating an argument, you must be able to argue against counterclaims.
  

• This is a Content Area question

• This is an Information and Ideas question

• This is a Rhetoric question

• This is a Synthesis question

Which rhetorical appeal is primarily used in this ad?

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

What is rhetoric?

• A type of question

• Dinosaur breed from the Crustacean period

• Effective speech or writing

• Appealing to reason