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In class: introduction to rhetorical devices. Practice as a group and individual practice (class handout / copy below)
Coming up: vocabulary quiz on rhetorical terms this Friday.Class handout //copy below
Coming up: vocabulary quiz on rhetorical terms this Friday.Class handout //copy below
1. A child is shown covered in bug bites after using an inferior bug spray.____________________
2. Tiger Woods endorses Nike. ______________________________
3. Sprite Zero is 100% sugar-free. ______________________________
4. A 32-oz. bottle of Tides holds enough to wash 32 loads.____________________________
5. A commercial shows an image of a happy couple riding in a Corvette.______________________
6. Cardiologists recommend Ecotrin more than any other brand of aspirin._______________________
7. Advil Liquid-Gels provide up to 8 hours of continuous pain relief. ___________________________
8. Beyonce appears in Oreo advertisements. ________________________________
9. People who need more energy drink Red Bull Energy Drink. _____________________________
10. A magazine ad shows people smiling while smoking cigarettes. _______________________
11. If you don't buy this life insurance, you are letting your family down. ____________________
12. As a Doctor, I can say that this product will certainly improve your health. __________________
13. This product works 45% better than the leading brand. ________________________________
Using a combination of two of the rhetorical devices of logos, ethos and pathos, write 3 to 5 persuasive sentences for each of the following prompts. Remember that for each your sentence must be able to stand independently with a clear thesis. Be mindful of language conventions.
1. You are trying to persuade your mother to let you get a tattoo.
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2. You are attempting to convince a friend to join your sports team.
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3. You are attempting to convince your class that they shouldn’t drink and drive.
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Device Definition
1. anaphora the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
2. epistrophe the repetition of a word at the end of each phrase or clause: “I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.”
3. analogy the comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship. The key is to ascertain the relationship between the first so you can choose the correct second pair. Part to whole, opposites, results of are types of relationships you should find
4. apostrophe interruption of thought to directly address a person or a personification: “So, I ask you, dear reader, what would you have me do?”
5. * imagery language that evokes one or all of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling
touching
6. counterpoints contrasting ideas such as black/white, darkness/light, good/bad
7. * hyperbole exaggeration or overstatement
8. irony an expression, often humorous or sarcastic, that exposes perversity or absurdity
Aristotelian Appeals
9. logos appeals to the head using logic, numbers, explanations, and facts. Through Logos, a writer aims at a person's intellect. The idea is that if you are logical, you will understand
10. ethos appeals to the conscience, ethics, morals, standards, values, principles
11. pathos appeals to the heart, emotions, sympathy, passions, sentimentality.
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