RHETORICAL STRATEGIES

Which rhetorical appeal relies on the author’s character and credibility to persuade the audience?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Hyperbole

Which appeal is used when a speaker attempts to persuade by appealing to the audience’s emotions?

• Logos

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Juxtaposition

A claim supported by data and reasoning primarily uses which rhetorical appeal?

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Logos

• Allusion

Which device is defined as the repetition of the first consonant sound, occurring close together in a series?

• Anaphora

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Parallelism

A brief reference to a famous person or event that helps to simplify complex ideas is called:

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Euphemism

• Oxymoron

An obvious, intended exaggeration for effect is known as:

• Hyperbole

• Juxtaposition

• Simile

• Epitrophe

Placing two contrasting elements together so their differences are striking is called:

• Parallelism

• Juxtaposition

• Oxymoron

• Repetition

Which device compares two unlike things without using like or as?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Allusion

Which term names a statement that combines two opposite meanings for dramatic or provocative effect?

• Oxymoron

• Understatement

• Metaphor

• Allusion

Several parts of a sentence expressed in similar grammatical form to show ideas are equal in importance is the definition of:

• Repetition

• Parallelism

• Juxtaposition

• Anaphora